-ess meaning in Chinese
1.〔加在名词之后〕表示“阴性”: poetess, actress.
2.〔加在形容词之后，构成抽象名词〕： duress, largess.
Examples
- In many cases this "feminine" word is made by adding-ess .
在很多情况下，这种”阴性”词是利用加词尾-ess而构成的。
1.〔加在名词之后〕表示“阴性”: poetess, actress.
2.〔加在形容词之后，构成抽象名词〕： duress, largess.