名詞 duchy:

1. the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
   同義詞：dukedom

1. Henry VIII decided to dispark the Duchy parks and turn them more profitably into pasture.
   亨利八世決定開(kāi)放若干公爵獵園，把它們改作更加有益的牧場(chǎng)。
2. A region and former duchy of central Germany north and east of the Main and Rhine rivers. The region became a duchy in1806 and was absorbed by Prussia in1866. Members of the original dynasty subsequently ruled Luxembourg and the Netherlands(as the house of Orange).
   拿騷一個(gè)地區(qū)，從前為中德的領(lǐng)地，位于美因河和萊茵河的北部和東部。該地區(qū)在1806年成為領(lǐng)地并于1866年被普魯士接收。原先的王朝成員相繼統(tǒng)治了盧森堡和荷蘭(作為奧蘭治的王室)
3. A historical region and former duchy of north-central Germany around which the kingdom of Prussia developed. The region is now divided between Poland and Germany.
   勃蘭登堡歷史上的宗教領(lǐng)地和原公爵領(lǐng)地，位于德國(guó)中北部，普魯士王國(guó)在其周圍發(fā)展起來(lái)。該地區(qū)現(xiàn)被波蘭和德國(guó)分占

duch.y

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 duch.ies
The territory ruled by a duke or duchess; a dukedom.
公爵或女爵的領(lǐng)地；公國(guó)

來(lái)源：
Middle English duchie
中古英語(yǔ) duchie
from Old French duche
源自 古法語(yǔ) duche
from Medieval Latin duc3tus
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) duc3tus
from Latin dux duc- [leader] * see duke
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) dux duc- [領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者] *參見(jiàn) duke