governesses
n.女家庭教师(复数):在家中负责教育和照顾孩子的女性。
例句
Mary had been taught very little because her governesses had disliked her too much to stay with her.
玛丽以前没有学到什么东西,因为她的家庭教师不太喜欢她,不愿和她待在一起。
Captain: There was nothing wrong with the children, only the governesses.
上校:孩子们很好,只怪家庭教师。
Captain: You're the twelfth in a long line of governesses, who have come to look after my children since their mother died.
上校:自从孩子们的母亲去世以后,你是来照看他们的第十二位女家庭教师。