dowager
n
1 woman who holds a title or property because of her dead husband's position 因亡夫之地位而持有称号或财产的寡妇
[attrib 作定语]
the dowager duchess 公爵遗孀.
2 (infml 口) dignified, usu wealthy, elderly woman 年长的贵妇人.
🗣️ 情景例句
Don't mince words.
别吞吞吐吐的。
He spends a lot of time reading books on ecology.
他花了大量的时间阅读生态学方面的书籍。
not to mention the equally numerous small animals like field mice and voles which you do not see,