女施主 meaning in English
benefactress
benefactrix
Examples
- You had better neglect your relations, than run the risk of offending your patroness .
你最好把亲戚关系看得淡一些。免得担那么大的风险，得罪了你的女施主。 - You had better neglect your relations , than run the risk of offending your patroness .
你最好把亲戚关系看得淡一些，免得担那么大的风险，得罪了你的女施主。 ” - " i have found out , " said he , " by a singular accident , that there is now in the room a near relation of my patroness
他说： “这真是完全出于我意料之外，我竟然发现这屋子里有一位是我女施主的至亲。 - During dinner , mr . bennet scarcely spoke at all ; but when the servants were withdrawn , he thought it time to have some conversation with his guest , and therefore started a subject in which he expected him to shine , by observing that he seemed very fortunate in his patroness . lady catherine de bourgh s attention to his wishes , and consideration for his comfort , appeared very remarkable
他料想到，如果一开头就谈到咖苔琳夫人身上去，这位贵客一定会笑逐颜开的，于是他便拿这个话题做开场白，说是柯林斯先生有了那样一个女施主，真是幸运极了，又说咖苔琳德包尔夫人对他这样言听计从，而且极其周到地照顾到他生活方面的安适，真是十分难得。 - " my reasons for marrying are , first , that i think it a right thing for every clergyman in easy circumstances like myself to set the example of matrimony in his parish . secondly , that i am convinced it will add very greatly to my happiness ; and thirdly - which perhaps i ought to have mentioned earlier , that it is the particular advice and recommendation of the very noble lady whom i have the honour of calling patroness
“我所以要结婚，有这样几点理由：第一，我认为凡是象我这样生活宽裕的牧师，理当给全教区树立一个婚姻的好榜样其次，我深信结婚会大大地促进我的幸福第三这一点或许我应该早提出来，我三生有幸，能够等候上这样高贵的一个女施主，她特别劝告我结婚，特别赞成我结婚。