governess
noun /ˈɡʌvənəs/
/ˈɡʌvərnəs/
- (especially in the past) a woman employed to teach the children of a rich family in their home and to live with them
（尤指旧时的）家庭女教师 - She was educated at home by a series of governesses.
她在家中接受了连续好几个家庭女教师的教育。 - She was governess to the three daughters of a wealthy manufacturer.
她是一家富裕制造商的三个女儿的家庭教师。
词源Middle English (originally governeress, denoting a female ruler): from Old French governeresse, feminine of governeour ‘governor’, from Latin gubernator, from gubernare ‘to steer, rule’, from Greek kubernan ‘to steer’. - She was educated at home by a series of governesses.