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单词 helpmate
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helpmaten.

Brit. /ˈhɛlpmeɪt/, U.S. /ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt/
Etymology: < help n. or help v. + mate n.2; probably influenced in origin by helpmeet n.
A companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort. Chiefly applied to a wife or husband.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > [noun] > spouse, consort, or partner
ferec975
matchOE
makec1175
spousea1200
lemanc1275
fellowc1350
likea1393
wed-ferea1400
partyc1443
espouse?c1450
bedfellow1490
yokefellow?1542
espousal1543
spouse1548
mate1549
marrow1554
paragon1557
yokemate1567
partner1577
better halfa1586
twin1592
moiety1611
copemate1631
consort1634
half-marrow1637
matrimonya1640
helpmeet1661
other half1667
helpmate1715
spousie1735
life companion1763
worse half1783
life partner1809
domestic partner1815
ball and chain1921
lover1969
the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > that which or one who helps or means of help > a helper > companion
helpfellow1549
helpmate1715
1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 278 The Jesuits..notable Helpmates to the Monks in that kind of Forgery.
1776 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, octavo) I. i. 57 In Minorca the ass and the hog are common help-mates, and are yoked together in order to turn up the land.
1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. v. 80 She next addressed her amiable help-mate.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. iii A waiting woman was generally considered as the most suitable helpmate for a parson.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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help-mate
help-mate n. Chess a type of chess problem in which Black is required to play so that White may give mate in a certain number of moves.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > problems
jeopardyc1369
problem1817
Indian problem1846
mover1868
Indian1878
retractive problem1890
waiting problem1891
retractor1893
help-mate1897
sui1897
miniature1903
waiter1906
grab theme1909
fairy chess1914
King's (or Queen's) Indian1931
1897 T. R. Rowland & F. Rowland Problem Art 91 Another class of problems..in which both players concur in endeavouring to effect the speediest mate—..which we term Help-mate Problems.
1913 A. C. White Sam Loyd 31 Whether Loyd was the inventor of the Help-mate problem..I do not know.
1966 New Statesman 11 Nov. 718/3Help-mate’..Black moves first and helps White to mate in a given number of moves.
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