名詞 governess:

1. a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

gov.er.ness

n.（名詞）
A woman employed to educate and train the children of a private household.
女家庭教師：被雇到孩子家里教育或訓(xùn)練孩子的女人

來源：
Middle English governesse
中古英語 governesse
short for governouresse
governouresse的簡(jiǎn)寫
from Old French governeresse [feminine of] governeor [governor]
源自 古法語 governeresse [] governeor的陰性詞 [統(tǒng)治者]
from Latin gubern3tor * see gubernatorial
源自 拉丁語 gubern3tor *參見 gubernatorial