| [/djuːk; US duːk; duk/] n (in titles 称谓中作 Duke) (fem 阴性作 duchess [/ˈdʌtʃɪs; ˋdʌtʃɪs/]) 用法: 1 (title of a) nobleman of the highest rank 公爵(的称号): the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester 格洛斯特公爵及公爵夫人. 用法: 2 (in some parts of Europe, esp formerly) male ruler of a small independent state (欧洲某些地区, 尤指旧时)(独立的小国或公国的)君主. |