| 单词 | wife |
| 释义 | wife[ wahyf ] / waɪf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wife ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural wives [wahyvz]. /waɪvz/.a married woman, especially when considered in relation to her partner in marriage. a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms): old wives' tale. verb (used with or without object), wifed, wif·ing.Rare. wive. Idioms for wifetake to wife, to marry (a particular woman): He took an heiress to wife. Origin of wifebefore 900; Middle English, Old English wīf woman; cognate with Dutch wijf,German Weib,Old Norse vīf OTHER WORDS FROM wifewifedom, nounwifeless, adjectivewife·less·ness, nounDefinition for wife (2 of 2)-wife a combining form of wife, now unproductive, occurring in compound words that in general designate traditional roles or occupations of women: fishwife; goodwife; housewife; midwife. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for wifewife / (waɪf) / noun plural wives (waɪvz)a man's partner in marriage; a married womanRelated adjective: uxorial an archaic or dialect word for woman take to wife to marry (a woman) Derived forms of wifeWord Origin for wifeOld English wīf; related to Old Norse vīf (perhaps from vīfathr veiled), Old High German wīb (German Weib) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with wifewife see under wives. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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