dowager /ˈdaʊədʒə/ TEM8

• 1. 

  ADJ You use dowager to refer to the wife of a dead duke, emperor, or other man of high rank. (已故公爵、君主等上层人士的)遗孀的 [ADJ n, n ADJ]

  例：

  ...the Dowager Countess Spencer.

  ...已是遗孀的斯宾塞伯爵夫人。

  例：

  Nobody was allowed to eat in the Empress Dowager's presence.

  皇帝遗孀在场时，任何人不得进餐。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Dowager is also a noun. 遗孀

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If you describe a woman as a dowager, you mean that she is old and rich or looks important. 老年贵妇 [文学性]

  例：

  ...like stately dowagers on a cruise.

  ...像游轮上优雅的老年贵妇们。