单词 | helpmate |
释义 | helpmaten. A companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort. Chiefly applied to a wife or husband. ΘΚΠ 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). > as lemmashelp-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. ΘΚΠ 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. 718/3 ‘Help-mate’..Black moves first and helps White to mate in a given number of moves. < n.1715 as lemmas |
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