释义 |
house·wife I. \ˈhau̇ˌswīf or especially in sense 2 ˈhəzə̇f or ˈhəsə̇f\ noun (plural house·wives \-īvz, -ə̇fs\) Etymology: Middle English houswif, from hous house + wif woman, wife — more at house, wife 1. : a married woman in charge of a household; specifically : a married woman who occupies herself with the domestic affairs of her household and who engages in no employment for pay or profit 2. : a pocket-size container (as a bag or roll of cloth) for carrying small articles (as thread, needles, scissors) — called also hussy II. \ˈhau̇ˌswīf\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb archaic : to manage with skill and economy : husband intransitive verb archaic : economize |