1. ADJ You use dowager to refer to the wife of a dead duke, emperor, or other man of high rank. (已故公爵、君主等上層人士的)遺孀的[ADJ n, n ADJ]

...the Dowager Countess Spencer. ...已是遺孀的斯賓塞伯爵夫人。

Nobody was allowed to eat in the Empress Dowager's presence. 皇帝遺孀在場時(shí)，任何人不得進(jìn)餐。

2. N-COUNT Dowager is also a noun. 遺孀

3. N-COUNT If you describe a woman as a dowager, you mean that she is old and rich or looks important. 老年貴婦[文學(xué)性]

...like stately dowagers on a cruise. ...像游輪上優(yōu)雅的老年貴婦們。