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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。
雌狮
lionesses — plural of lioness
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
雌狮
a female lion
A lioness was resting under the acacia tree.
一头母狮正在金合欢树下休息。
母狮(动物)。
A female lion (animal).
英格兰女子国家足球队球员
A player for England women's national football team
雌狮
a female lion
女名流(备受关注和好奇的知名女性)。
A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity).
The lioness watched her cubs play near the river.
母狮在河边看着她的幼崽玩耍。
We saw a lioness resting under a tree during our safari.
我们在游猎时看到一头雌狮在树下休息。
Lionesses usually do most of the hunting in a pride.
狮群中通常由雌狮负责大部分捕猎。
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 cooperate when they hunt.
母狮捕猎时会相互配合。
Not this
There are two lioness in the zoo.
Use this
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。
Not this
A woman lion is protecting her cubs.
Use this
A lioness is protecting her cubs.
英语用 lioness 表示雌狮，不用 woman lion 这种中式直译；woman 只能修饰人，不能用来指动物。
Not this
The lioness is the king of the jungle.
Use this
The lion is the king of the jungle.
lioness 特指雌狮，而 king 强调雄性的王者；泛指狮子作为兽王时应用 lion。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
《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。
Use lionesses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 princess 和 lioness 都有 -ess，-ess 代表女性角色，所以 lioness 就是雌狮。
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。
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.
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