countess
noun /ˈkaʊntəs/, /ˈkaʊntes/
/ˈkaʊntəs/, /ˈkaʊntes/
- a woman who has the rank of a count or an earl
女伯爵 - the wife of a count or an earl
伯爵夫人 - the Earl and Countess of Rosebery
罗斯伯里伯爵及夫人
- the Earl and Countess of Rosebery
词源Middle English: from Old French contesse, from late Latin comitissa, feminine of comes, comit- ‘companion, overseer, attendant’ (in late Latin ‘person holding a state office’), from com- ‘together with’ + it- ‘gone’ (from the verb ire ‘go’).