Definition of dowager in English:

dowager

noun ˈdaʊədʒəˈdaʊədʒər

1A widow with a title or property derived from her late husband.
受有亡夫遗产（或称号）的寡妇
as modifier the dowager duchess
公爵遗孀。
postpositive the queen dowager
孀居的王后，国王遗孀。
Example sentencesExamples
- A birthday composition for the dowager Duchess of Gloucester was played by the pipes and drums of her regiment, the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
- The dowager duchess swiftly turned the knob, and drew the door open a tad, just enough space for the little girl to stride in.
- Some dowagers or widows are noted for their sharp tongue.
- Completed in 1602, the temple was named Cihui (Compassion and Wisdom) by the dowager empress.
- With creative designs incorporated during her many refits, this gracious dowager duchess - now at the ripe old age of 31-is in her prime as she sails into the next millennium, vast, confident and wonderfully stately.
- This is a friend from Scotland, the dowager Countess of Kirkwell.
- This is no time for political reporters to be holding their noses like dowager duchesses aghast at the vulgarity of the masses.
- The dowager duchess is not receiving callers.
- Amhuinnsuidhe Castle - in effect a Scots baronial house - was built in 1867 by a Scottish architect, and it was the dowager Countess who encouraged the production of Harris Tweed.
- By the time she married Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1889, she was a wealthy woman in her own right who carried an important French title as the dowager duchess of Richelieu.
- At the party this dowager duchess looked at me and whispered loudly, ‘It's disgusting!
- Surprised, the dowager duchess sputtered for a few times before exclaiming, ‘Raphael!’
- An even more striking case was that of the dowager Countess of Oxford, a devoted Ricardian who orchestrated opposition to Henry IV in Essex in 1403-4.
- It was just one of the highly-prized pins doled out that night to travellers who - against the welter of new, sleek cruisers - remain loyal to Cunard's unpretentious ship: more a dowager duchess than a sea sprite.
- When money had to be raised for death duties after the death of the 8th Duke in 1918, the Stanwick estate, which had been occupied by the dowager duchess and then let after her death, was the logical sacrifice.
- The dowager countess will be there and you can bet no one will rest until everything is perfect.
- When he appeared in Cork in 1491 he was taken up by a number of people who wished to embarrass Henry, including the earls of Kildare and Desmond, Charles VIII of France, and Margaret, dowager duchess of Burgundy.
- Born on Christmas Day, 1901, Alice, the dowager Duchess of Gloucester, lived to see 20 prime ministers and five monarchs.
- In the front pew were the dowager duchess, the eighth Duke of Rivenston, the Duke of Stafford and the Lady Lorraine.
- This was commissioned by an Anglo-Irish peeress, the dowager Countess of Sandwich, in circumstances to be explained.
1. 1.1informal A dignified elderly woman.
  〈非正式〉老年贵妇人
  a handsome dowager was standing in front of the mirror
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘I apologize,’ he said, grinning at the three dowagers.
  But even this global giant has to listen up, at the annual stakeholders’ meeting, to elderly dowagers complaining that the new parking bollards installed by the consortium clash horribly with their bourgainvillea.
  Troll among the tables, and you'll see dowagers dressed in ermine coats, Japanese power couples with bouffant hairdos, lunching ladies clutching lizard handbags the color of the sky.
  On the appointed day and time, the dowager's doorbell rang and she walked out onto her porch.
  A literary dowager I know was immediately enthusiastic: ‘Oh, I would love that.’
  In it are splendid Spanish Baroque buildings, some fading like the ghosts of grand dowagers, others newly primped models of the famed restoration of La Habana Vieja.
  The greatest dining establishments age gracefully, of course, like rich dowagers, without a seeming care in the world.
  She whispered in the dowager's ear and went off to find the ladies withdrawing room.
  No more quiet nights of bridge with dowagers, however elegant.
  Lady Gwyneth grinned, looking for all the world like an excited child unleashed without adult supervision in a toy shop, instead of a dignified dowager of the ton with three grown-up grandchildren.
  Synonyms
  lady, girl, member of the fair sex, member of the gentle sex, female

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French douagiere, from douage 'dower', from douer 'endow', from Latin dotare 'endow' (see dower).

Definition of dowager in US English:

dowager

nounˈdaʊədʒərˈdouəjər

1A widow with a title or property derived from her late husband.
受有亡夫遗产（或称号）的寡妇
as modifier the dowager duchess
公爵遗孀。
postpositive the queen dowager
孀居的王后，国王遗孀。
Example sentencesExamples
- Born on Christmas Day, 1901, Alice, the dowager Duchess of Gloucester, lived to see 20 prime ministers and five monarchs.
- This was commissioned by an Anglo-Irish peeress, the dowager Countess of Sandwich, in circumstances to be explained.
- This is no time for political reporters to be holding their noses like dowager duchesses aghast at the vulgarity of the masses.
- The dowager countess will be there and you can bet no one will rest until everything is perfect.
- This is a friend from Scotland, the dowager Countess of Kirkwell.
- At the party this dowager duchess looked at me and whispered loudly, ‘It's disgusting!
- When he appeared in Cork in 1491 he was taken up by a number of people who wished to embarrass Henry, including the earls of Kildare and Desmond, Charles VIII of France, and Margaret, dowager duchess of Burgundy.
- Some dowagers or widows are noted for their sharp tongue.
- An even more striking case was that of the dowager Countess of Oxford, a devoted Ricardian who orchestrated opposition to Henry IV in Essex in 1403-4.
- Surprised, the dowager duchess sputtered for a few times before exclaiming, ‘Raphael!’
- When money had to be raised for death duties after the death of the 8th Duke in 1918, the Stanwick estate, which had been occupied by the dowager duchess and then let after her death, was the logical sacrifice.
- It was just one of the highly-prized pins doled out that night to travellers who - against the welter of new, sleek cruisers - remain loyal to Cunard's unpretentious ship: more a dowager duchess than a sea sprite.
- Amhuinnsuidhe Castle - in effect a Scots baronial house - was built in 1867 by a Scottish architect, and it was the dowager Countess who encouraged the production of Harris Tweed.
- A birthday composition for the dowager Duchess of Gloucester was played by the pipes and drums of her regiment, the King's Own Scottish Borderers.
- The dowager duchess is not receiving callers.
- By the time she married Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1889, she was a wealthy woman in her own right who carried an important French title as the dowager duchess of Richelieu.
- The dowager duchess swiftly turned the knob, and drew the door open a tad, just enough space for the little girl to stride in.
- In the front pew were the dowager duchess, the eighth Duke of Rivenston, the Duke of Stafford and the Lady Lorraine.
- With creative designs incorporated during her many refits, this gracious dowager duchess - now at the ripe old age of 31-is in her prime as she sails into the next millennium, vast, confident and wonderfully stately.
- Completed in 1602, the temple was named Cihui (Compassion and Wisdom) by the dowager empress.
1. 1.1informal A dignified elderly woman.
  〈非正式〉老年贵妇人
  Example sentencesExamples
  In it are splendid Spanish Baroque buildings, some fading like the ghosts of grand dowagers, others newly primped models of the famed restoration of La Habana Vieja.
  She whispered in the dowager's ear and went off to find the ladies withdrawing room.
  Lady Gwyneth grinned, looking for all the world like an excited child unleashed without adult supervision in a toy shop, instead of a dignified dowager of the ton with three grown-up grandchildren.
  No more quiet nights of bridge with dowagers, however elegant.
  A literary dowager I know was immediately enthusiastic: ‘Oh, I would love that.’
  But even this global giant has to listen up, at the annual stakeholders’ meeting, to elderly dowagers complaining that the new parking bollards installed by the consortium clash horribly with their bourgainvillea.
  Troll among the tables, and you'll see dowagers dressed in ermine coats, Japanese power couples with bouffant hairdos, lunching ladies clutching lizard handbags the color of the sky.
  On the appointed day and time, the dowager's doorbell rang and she walked out onto her porch.
  The greatest dining establishments age gracefully, of course, like rich dowagers, without a seeming care in the world.
  ‘I apologize,’ he said, grinning at the three dowagers.
  Synonyms
  lady, girl, member of the fair sex, member of the gentle sex, female

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Old French douagiere, from douage ‘dower’, from douer ‘endow’, from Latin dotare ‘endow’ (see dower).

词汇	dowager
释义	Definition of dowager in English: dowager noun ˈdaʊədʒəˈdaʊədʒər 1A widow with a title or property derived from her late husband. 受有亡夫遗产（或称号）的寡妇 as modifier the dowager duchess 公爵遗孀。 postpositive the queen dowager 孀居的王后，国王遗孀。 Example sentencesExamples A birthday composition for the dowager Duchess of Gloucester was played by the pipes and drums of her regiment, the King's Own Scottish Borderers. The dowager duchess swiftly turned the knob, and drew the door open a tad, just enough space for the little girl to stride in. Some dowagers or widows are noted for their sharp tongue. Completed in 1602, the temple was named Cihui (Compassion and Wisdom) by the dowager empress. With creative designs incorporated during her many refits, this gracious dowager duchess - now at the ripe old age of 31-is in her prime as she sails into the next millennium, vast, confident and wonderfully stately. This is a friend from Scotland, the dowager Countess of Kirkwell. This is no time for political reporters to be holding their noses like dowager duchesses aghast at the vulgarity of the masses. The dowager duchess is not receiving callers. Amhuinnsuidhe Castle - in effect a Scots baronial house - was built in 1867 by a Scottish architect, and it was the dowager Countess who encouraged the production of Harris Tweed. By the time she married Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1889, she was a wealthy woman in her own right who carried an important French title as the dowager duchess of Richelieu. At the party this dowager duchess looked at me and whispered loudly, ‘It's disgusting! Surprised, the dowager duchess sputtered for a few times before exclaiming, ‘Raphael!’ An even more striking case was that of the dowager Countess of Oxford, a devoted Ricardian who orchestrated opposition to Henry IV in Essex in 1403-4. It was just one of the highly-prized pins doled out that night to travellers who - against the welter of new, sleek cruisers - remain loyal to Cunard's unpretentious ship: more a dowager duchess than a sea sprite. When money had to be raised for death duties after the death of the 8th Duke in 1918, the Stanwick estate, which had been occupied by the dowager duchess and then let after her death, was the logical sacrifice. The dowager countess will be there and you can bet no one will rest until everything is perfect. When he appeared in Cork in 1491 he was taken up by a number of people who wished to embarrass Henry, including the earls of Kildare and Desmond, Charles VIII of France, and Margaret, dowager duchess of Burgundy. Born on Christmas Day, 1901, Alice, the dowager Duchess of Gloucester, lived to see 20 prime ministers and five monarchs. In the front pew were the dowager duchess, the eighth Duke of Rivenston, the Duke of Stafford and the Lady Lorraine. This was commissioned by an Anglo-Irish peeress, the dowager Countess of Sandwich, in circumstances to be explained. 1.1informal A dignified elderly woman. 〈非正式〉老年贵妇人 a handsome dowager was standing in front of the mirror Example sentencesExamples ‘I apologize,’ he said, grinning at the three dowagers. But even this global giant has to listen up, at the annual stakeholders’ meeting, to elderly dowagers complaining that the new parking bollards installed by the consortium clash horribly with their bourgainvillea. Troll among the tables, and you'll see dowagers dressed in ermine coats, Japanese power couples with bouffant hairdos, lunching ladies clutching lizard handbags the color of the sky. On the appointed day and time, the dowager's doorbell rang and she walked out onto her porch. A literary dowager I know was immediately enthusiastic: ‘Oh, I would love that.’ In it are splendid Spanish Baroque buildings, some fading like the ghosts of grand dowagers, others newly primped models of the famed restoration of La Habana Vieja. The greatest dining establishments age gracefully, of course, like rich dowagers, without a seeming care in the world. She whispered in the dowager's ear and went off to find the ladies withdrawing room. No more quiet nights of bridge with dowagers, however elegant. Lady Gwyneth grinned, looking for all the world like an excited child unleashed without adult supervision in a toy shop, instead of a dignified dowager of the ton with three grown-up grandchildren. Synonyms lady, girl, member of the fair sex, member of the gentle sex, female Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French douagiere, from douage 'dower', from douer 'endow', from Latin dotare 'endow' (see dower). Definition of dowager in US English: dowager nounˈdaʊədʒərˈdouəjər 1A widow with a title or property derived from her late husband. 受有亡夫遗产（或称号）的寡妇 as modifier the dowager duchess 公爵遗孀。 postpositive the queen dowager 孀居的王后，国王遗孀。 Example sentencesExamples Born on Christmas Day, 1901, Alice, the dowager Duchess of Gloucester, lived to see 20 prime ministers and five monarchs. This was commissioned by an Anglo-Irish peeress, the dowager Countess of Sandwich, in circumstances to be explained. This is no time for political reporters to be holding their noses like dowager duchesses aghast at the vulgarity of the masses. The dowager countess will be there and you can bet no one will rest until everything is perfect. This is a friend from Scotland, the dowager Countess of Kirkwell. At the party this dowager duchess looked at me and whispered loudly, ‘It's disgusting! When he appeared in Cork in 1491 he was taken up by a number of people who wished to embarrass Henry, including the earls of Kildare and Desmond, Charles VIII of France, and Margaret, dowager duchess of Burgundy. Some dowagers or widows are noted for their sharp tongue. An even more striking case was that of the dowager Countess of Oxford, a devoted Ricardian who orchestrated opposition to Henry IV in Essex in 1403-4. Surprised, the dowager duchess sputtered for a few times before exclaiming, ‘Raphael!’ When money had to be raised for death duties after the death of the 8th Duke in 1918, the Stanwick estate, which had been occupied by the dowager duchess and then let after her death, was the logical sacrifice. It was just one of the highly-prized pins doled out that night to travellers who - against the welter of new, sleek cruisers - remain loyal to Cunard's unpretentious ship: more a dowager duchess than a sea sprite. Amhuinnsuidhe Castle - in effect a Scots baronial house - was built in 1867 by a Scottish architect, and it was the dowager Countess who encouraged the production of Harris Tweed. A birthday composition for the dowager Duchess of Gloucester was played by the pipes and drums of her regiment, the King's Own Scottish Borderers. The dowager duchess is not receiving callers. By the time she married Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1889, she was a wealthy woman in her own right who carried an important French title as the dowager duchess of Richelieu. The dowager duchess swiftly turned the knob, and drew the door open a tad, just enough space for the little girl to stride in. In the front pew were the dowager duchess, the eighth Duke of Rivenston, the Duke of Stafford and the Lady Lorraine. With creative designs incorporated during her many refits, this gracious dowager duchess - now at the ripe old age of 31-is in her prime as she sails into the next millennium, vast, confident and wonderfully stately. Completed in 1602, the temple was named Cihui (Compassion and Wisdom) by the dowager empress. 1.1informal A dignified elderly woman. 〈非正式〉老年贵妇人 Example sentencesExamples In it are splendid Spanish Baroque buildings, some fading like the ghosts of grand dowagers, others newly primped models of the famed restoration of La Habana Vieja. She whispered in the dowager's ear and went off to find the ladies withdrawing room. Lady Gwyneth grinned, looking for all the world like an excited child unleashed without adult supervision in a toy shop, instead of a dignified dowager of the ton with three grown-up grandchildren. No more quiet nights of bridge with dowagers, however elegant. A literary dowager I know was immediately enthusiastic: ‘Oh, I would love that.’ But even this global giant has to listen up, at the annual stakeholders’ meeting, to elderly dowagers complaining that the new parking bollards installed by the consortium clash horribly with their bourgainvillea. Troll among the tables, and you'll see dowagers dressed in ermine coats, Japanese power couples with bouffant hairdos, lunching ladies clutching lizard handbags the color of the sky. On the appointed day and time, the dowager's doorbell rang and she walked out onto her porch. The greatest dining establishments age gracefully, of course, like rich dowagers, without a seeming care in the world. ‘I apologize,’ he said, grinning at the three dowagers. Synonyms lady, girl, member of the fair sex, member of the gentle sex, female Origin Mid 16th century: from Old French douagiere, from douage ‘dower’, from douer ‘endow’, from Latin dotare ‘endow’ (see dower).
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