mid-12c., emperice, from Old French emperesse, fem. of emperere (see emperor). Queen Victoria in 1876 became one as "Empress of India."
权威例句
1. Her Chinese friends referred to the Empress as their venerable ancestor.
她的中国朋友们说这位女皇是他们值得敬仰的祖先。
2. Nobody was allowed to eat in the Empress Dowager's presence.
在皇帝遗孀面前任何人不得进餐。
3. the Empress of Egypt
埃及女皇
4. The relative translucency of the three systems are as follows: Vitadur Alpha dentin ( standard ) > Empress ( 0.8 mm ) > In - Ceram Alumina > In - Ceram Zirconia.