princess
英 [?pr?n?ses]
美 [,pr?n's?s]
- n. 公主；王妃；女巨頭
- n. (Princess)人名；(英)普琳西絲；
助記提示
1、prin- + cap-(capere) => "that takes first". => Latin princeps (genitive principis) "first man, chief leader; ruler, sovereign". => princ- + -ess => princess.
中文詞源
princess 公子，王妃來自prince,王子，-ess,表陰性。
英文詞源
- princess (n.)
- late 14c., "woman of royal or noble birth; daughter or wife of a ruler or prince; female ruler," a native formation, or else from Old French princesse, fem. of prince (see prince). Compare Medieval Latin principissa, Italian principessa. As a colloquial form of address to a woman or girl, it is recorded from 1924 (as a term of address to a lover, early 15c.).
雙語例句
- 1. The Sun had captioned a picture of Princess Diana "Princess of Veils"
- 《太陽報》在黛安娜王妃的一張照片下寫了一段說明文字——“披著面紗的王妃”。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Princess Royal arrived at Gatwick this morning from Jamaica.
- 長公主殿下從牙買加出發，今天早上抵達蓋特威克機場。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Princess had been invited to ride in a charity race.
- 公主受邀參加一場慈善性質的賽馬比賽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She was like a princess in a fairy tale.
- 她就像童話里的公主。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Princess Margaret toned with her in a turquoise print dress.
- 瑪格麗特公主那條青綠色的印花裙子與她很相配。
來自柯林斯例句