governess

英 [ˈɡʌvənəs]

美 [ˈɡʌvərnəs]

n.  (尤指旧时的)家庭女教师

复数：governesses　现在分词：governessing　

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Collins.1 / BNC.16601 / COCA.23436

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指旧时的）家庭女教师
  (especially in the past) a woman employed to teach the children of a rich family in their home and to live with them

柯林斯词典

• 家庭女教师
  Agovernessis a woman who is employed by a family to live with them and educate their children.

英英释义

noun

• a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

双语例句

• Your mother teaches you? I thought you at least had a governess.
  你妈妈给你上课？我想至少你也有个女家庭老师吧。
• When I was very young, a child in fact, I climbed to the top branch of a high tree, stood like a diver, and announced to my horrified governess, now I shall take a leap into the future, and jumped.
  小时候，实际上还是个小孩，我爬上一棵大树的最高枝头上，象潜水员一样站着。对我那吓坏了的女管家宣布：“现在我要跳进未来。”就跳下来了。
• Miss Mary has been a governess in that family for years.
  玛丽小姐已在那家当了多年家庭教师了。
• Liesl: I told you today I didn't need a governess.
  丽：今天我说我不需要家庭教师。
• Is this my new governess?
  她是我的新家庭老师吗？
• You are very fit for a wife, but not at all for a governess.
  你做妻子行，做家庭教师不称职。
• I'm afraid you don't look very much like a governess. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.
  恐怕你也不怎么像家庭教师。这样上网就更像是参加家庭活动了。
• You mean you don't know anything about being a governess?
  你是说，你一点也不知道怎么当家庭教师吗？
• Your father has asked me here to be your new governess.
  你们的父亲请我到这儿来做你们的新家庭教师。
• Captain: this is your new governess, Fraulein maria.
  舰长：这是你们的新家教，芙瑞莉。玛丽亚。