英语词汇“wife”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wife

/wʌɪf

noun (plural wives /wʌɪvz/)

1A married woman considered in relation to her spouse.Spare a thought for all those wives, husbands and children who this weekend will be saying their goodbyes....

His estranged wife was recently killed in a car crash, leaving him numb and vulnerable.
Three years ago he divorced his second wife Anthea, with whom he has two small children.

Synonyms

spouse, partner, mate, consort, woman, bride

informal old lady, wifey, one's better half, the missus, the little woman, WAGs (wives and girlfriends)

British informal one's other half, her indoors, (old) dutch

British rhyming slang trouble and strife

dated lady, memsahib

archaic helpmate, helpmeet

1.1 [with modifier] The wife of a person with a specified occupation: a clergy wife...

Of late she seems to be settling in well as a competent full-time royal wife and new mother.

1.2 archaic or dialect A woman, especially an old or uneducated one.

Phrases

take a woman to wife

Derivatives

wifehood

/ˈwʌɪfhʊd/ noun ...

Ideology, promulgated by the learned few, and predominantly male, writers of the period extolled the virtues of wifehood and motherhood for women, but, in most cases, the gap between ideal and reality was wide.
The ethos of service and usefulness that permeated the vocational concept of wifehood and motherhood similarly motivated single woman: to be useful in the world, to provide help and guidance to those who need it.
The idealization and elevation of marriage and wifehood brought with it an emphasis on pure motives for marrying, resulting, in turn, in the elevation of spinsterhood and a more dignified view of single women.

wifeless

adjective ...

All will honour his enthusiasm, and if he be wifeless and childless, his disregard of the great object of men's work will be blameless.
I have been rendered wifeless by the Pandavs and therefore I want Panchali, the wife of the Pandavs.
Charlotte enters Maggie's household and comes to the attention of the wifeless Adam Verver, who proposes to her.

wife-like

/ˈwʌɪflʌɪk/ adjective ...

Perhaps he thinks you use phrases and terms about the children's father that sound too ‘wife-like’, or he is weary of hearing you mention the other parent's name so much, or he perceives a tone in your voice or a look in your eyes.
I just realized my comment sounded too ‘wife-like’.

wifeliness

noun ...

‘Emmy, I need a ship,’ declared Hector, with a fervour that threatened to swamp her resurgent wifeliness.
She is a comic pointilliste, and her precise inflections of wifeliness dot the brain like a quiver of hatpins.
How quickly I have reverted to a pre-feminist expectation of wifeliness.

wifely

/ˈwʌɪfli

/ adjective ...

I never imagined I would find myself in this wifely role, but here I am, with my endless lists and diary and calendar, keeping on top of everyone's activities - Mum to the whole family.
No, the words ‘heartless’ and ‘gad-about’ would be getting an airing from the misogynists as they dissected Victoria's desertion of her wifely duties.
People come to us because both partners are working extremely hard and no one has time to fulfill that wifely role.

wifish

adjective

Origin

Old English wīf 'woman', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijf and German Weib.

The original meaning of wife was simply ‘woman’, a sense still used in Scotland and in terms such as fishwife (early 16th century) and midwife. All the world and his wife, meaning ‘everyone’ or ‘a great many people’, is first recorded in Jonathan Swift's Polite Conversation (1738). See also Caesar, woman

单词	wife
释义	wife /wʌɪf / noun (plural wives /wʌɪvz/) 1A married woman considered in relation to her spouse.Spare a thought for all those wives, husbands and children who this weekend will be saying their goodbyes.... His estranged wife was recently killed in a car crash, leaving him numb and vulnerable. Three years ago he divorced his second wife Anthea, with whom he has two small children. Synonyms spouse, partner, mate, consort, woman, bride informal old lady, wifey, one's better half, the missus, the little woman, WAGs (wives and girlfriends) British informal one's other half, her indoors, (old) dutch British rhyming slang trouble and strife dated lady, memsahib archaic helpmate, helpmeet 1.1 [with modifier] The wife of a person with a specified occupation: a clergy wife... Of late she seems to be settling in well as a competent full-time royal wife and new mother. 1.2 archaic or dialect A woman, especially an old or uneducated one. Phrases take a woman to wife Derivatives wifehood /ˈwʌɪfhʊd/ noun ... Ideology, promulgated by the learned few, and predominantly male, writers of the period extolled the virtues of wifehood and motherhood for women, but, in most cases, the gap between ideal and reality was wide. The ethos of service and usefulness that permeated the vocational concept of wifehood and motherhood similarly motivated single woman: to be useful in the world, to provide help and guidance to those who need it. The idealization and elevation of marriage and wifehood brought with it an emphasis on pure motives for marrying, resulting, in turn, in the elevation of spinsterhood and a more dignified view of single women. wifeless adjective ... All will honour his enthusiasm, and if he be wifeless and childless, his disregard of the great object of men's work will be blameless. I have been rendered wifeless by the Pandavs and therefore I want Panchali, the wife of the Pandavs. Charlotte enters Maggie's household and comes to the attention of the wifeless Adam Verver, who proposes to her. wife-like /ˈwʌɪflʌɪk/ adjective ... Perhaps he thinks you use phrases and terms about the children's father that sound too ‘wife-like’, or he is weary of hearing you mention the other parent's name so much, or he perceives a tone in your voice or a look in your eyes. I just realized my comment sounded too ‘wife-like’. wifeliness noun ... ‘Emmy, I need a ship,’ declared Hector, with a fervour that threatened to swamp her resurgent wifeliness. She is a comic pointilliste, and her precise inflections of wifeliness dot the brain like a quiver of hatpins. How quickly I have reverted to a pre-feminist expectation of wifeliness. wifely /ˈwʌɪfli / adjective ... I never imagined I would find myself in this wifely role, but here I am, with my endless lists and diary and calendar, keeping on top of everyone's activities - Mum to the whole family. No, the words ‘heartless’ and ‘gad-about’ would be getting an airing from the misogynists as they dissected Victoria's desertion of her wifely duties. People come to us because both partners are working extremely hard and no one has time to fulfill that wifely role. wifish adjective Origin Old English wīf 'woman', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijf and German Weib. The original meaning of wife was simply ‘woman’, a sense still used in Scotland and in terms such as fishwife (early 16th century) and midwife. All the world and his wife, meaning ‘everyone’ or ‘a great many people’, is first recorded in Jonathan Swift's Polite Conversation (1738). See also Caesar, woman Rhymes fife, Fyfe, knife, life, pro-life, rife, still-life, strife
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