prioress

1. 女修道院院长
   A prioress is a nun who is in charge of a convent.

1. The two mothers consulted for a few moments in very low tones in the corner of the parlor, then the prioress turned round and said
   那两个嬷嬷在接待室的角落里极轻声地商量了几分钟，接着院长又走回来，说
2. The prioress passed Jean Valjean in review.
   院长审视了冉阿让。
3. In addition to these worthy mothers, some old society women had obtained permission of the prioress, like Madame Albertine, to retire into the Little Convent.
   除了这些真正够得上称为嬷嬷的以外，还有几个红尘中的老妇人也和阿尔贝尔丁夫人一样，获得了院长的许可，退隐在那小院里。
4. The prioress, without adding a word, rose and entered the adjoining room, which was the hall of the chapter, and where the vocal mothers were probably assembled.
   院长没有再说别的话，她起身走到隔壁屋子里去了，隔壁的那间屋子便是会议室，参议嬷嬷们也许正在那里开会。
5. The most powerful determining cause of his admission had been the prioress's observation upon Cosette: "She will grow up ugly."
   让他们入院的最大决定因素，还是院长对珂赛特所作的那句评语：“她会长得丑。”
6. In1847, the prioress was young, a sign that the circle of choice was restricted.
   一八四七年，院长是个年轻人，这说明选择的范围缩小了。
7. When he had finished speaking, the prioress stayed the slipping of her rosary between her fingers, and said to him
   他谈完的时候，院长手指中间的念珠也停止转动了，她对他说
8. The prioress could do nothing; the archbishop had spoken.
   院长无可奈何，大主教的话已经说出了口。
9. The prioress, that pronounced prognosticator, immediately took a fancy to Cosette and gave her a place in the school as a charity pupil.
   院长作了那样的预测以后，立即对珂赛特起了好感，让她在寄读学校里占了一个免费生名额。
10. A Comparative Study of the Prioress and Her Tale and The Scarlet Letter
    修女院院长及其故事与《红字》的比较研究

noun

1. the superior of a group of nuns

   Synonym:    abbessmother superior