dowagers是什么意思？

dowagers

• n. 继承亡夫爵位（或遗产的）遗孀，贵妇( dowager的名词复数 )；

例句

• ...like stately dowagers on a cruise. 像游轮上气宇不凡的老年贵妇

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  (已故公爵、君主等的)孀居贵妇
  You use dowager to refer to the wife of a dead duke, emperor, or other man of high rank.
  例句
  ...the Dowager Countess Spencer... 斯潘塞伯爵遗孀 Nobody was allowed to eat in the Empress Dowager's presence. 在皇帝遗孀面前任何人不得进餐。
• N-COUNT
  气度不凡的老妇;老年贵妇
  If you describe a woman as a dowager, you mean that she is old and rich or looks important.
  例句
  ...like stately dowagers on a cruise. 像游轮上气宇不凡的老年贵妇