prioress
英 [praɪə'res]
美['praɪərɪs]
词态变化
复数: prioresses;
英文词源
- prioress (n.)
- c. 1300, from Medieval Latin priorissa, from prior "head of a priory of men" (see prior (n.)).
双语例句
- 1. The prioress said: " Why could I not at least have had able - bodied women? "
- (修道院)院长说: “ 起码我也需要几个能干活的女人 呀 ”
来自互联网
英英释意
- 1. the superior of a group of nuns
