Word · Frequency #27502
lionesses
雌狮
lionesses is the plural of lioness.
a female lion
- 1.
A female lion (animal).
母狮(动物)。
- 2.
A player for England women's national football team
英格兰女子国家足球队球员
- 3.
a female lion
雌狮
- 4.
A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity).
女名流(备受关注和好奇的知名女性)。
母狮(动物)。；英格兰女子国家足球队球员；女名流(备受关注和好奇的知名女性)。
In use
The lioness watched her cubs play near the river.
We saw a lioness resting under a tree during our safari.
Lionesses usually do most of the hunting in a pride.
a lioness
lioness 指雌狮；复数形式是 lionesses。
A lioness was resting under the acacia tree.
一头母狮正在金合欢树下休息。
lionesses
Lionesses cooperate when they hunt.
母狮捕猎时会相互配合。
Common mistakes
There are two lioness in the zoo.There are two lionesses in the zoo.
lioness 的复数形式是 lionesses（加 -es），不能省略后缀。这里数字 two 后用复数。
Connections
Collocations
- lioness with cubs
- 带幼崽的雌狮
- A lioness with cubs will fight to protect her young.带幼崽的雌狮会为了保护幼崽而战斗。
- hunting lioness
- 捕猎中的雌狮
- The hunting lioness crept toward the herd of gazelles.捕猎中的雌狮悄悄靠近瞪羚群。
- pride of lionesses
- 一群雌狮
- A pride of lionesses rested under the acacia tree.一群雌狮在金合欢树下休息。
- lioness gives birth
- 雌狮产仔
- A lioness usually gives birth to two or three cubs.雌狮通常产下两三只幼崽。
Pop culture & quotes
- Special Ops: Lioness
- 《特别行动：母狮》Special Ops: Lioness follows a young Marine who is recruited by the CIA to work undercover.《特别行动：母狮》讲述了一名被中情局招募从事卧底工作的年轻女海军陆战队员的故事。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 princess 和 lioness 都有 -ess，-ess 代表女性角色，所以 lioness 就是雌狮。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物科普、故事/童话、日常对话 lioness 是 lion 的雌性对应词，属于标准通用词，通常用于动物描述、科普或故事中，日常口语也比较自然；在需要强调性别时会比泛指 lion 更明确。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'lion' matches the opening sound of 'lioness' (/ˈlaɪənis/). The other words share the ending spelling '-ess' but not the rhyme: 'princess' is stressed on the last syllable (/ˌprɪnˈses/); 'tigress', 'actress' and 'hostess' end in a weak /əs/; 'highness' (/ˈhaɪnəs/) reverses the syllable order, so it only looks like a rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.