mid-15c., "female ruler," shortening of governouresse "a woman who rules" (late 14c.), from Old French governeresse "female ruler or administrator" (see governor + -ess). The Latin fem, form was gubernatrix. In the sense of "a female teacher in a private home" governess it is attested from 1712, probably as a fem. of governor in the now-obsolete sense "one who has charge of a young man's education and activities, a tutor" (1570s).
实用例句
1. My little girl does not go to school; she has a governess.
我的小女儿没有上学, 她有位家庭女教师.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. He does not like the new governess by a fraction.
他一点也不喜欢他的新家庭女教师.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Our governess was told to make sure we knew how to talk like English ladies.
要求家庭女教师教会我们英国贵妇般的谈吐。来自柯林斯例句
4. I'm afraid you don't look very much like a governess.
恐怕你也不怎么像家庭教师.来自疯狂英语突破英语语调
5. You mean you don't know anything about being a governess?
