| 单词 | army wife |
| 释义 | > as lemmasarmy wife e. Designating a person closely connected to a member of the army, as army brat (U.S. Military slang), army wife, etc. ΚΠ 1880 S. Austin Pat xiv. 177 ‘Poor little Robin. Poor, poor civilian’, say the army children when they hear it. 1882 C. King in United Service Mar. 325 Owing probably to the dearth of young and unmarried ladies, the army wife retains all the hold she ever had upon bellehood. 1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. iv. 43/1 Army brat, son or daughter of Army officer. 1975 ‘J. Bell’ Victim i. 17 All the vulgar arrogance of an overseas army wife between the wars. 1989 T. Parker Place called Bird iv. 4 I was an army child: I was born in Wisconsin, and I lived in..several other places too. 1991 Time 4 Feb. 29/3 A bristling self-assurance..that many Army brats acquire with their first pair of long pants. 2003 Independent 18 Oct. i. 21/5 Army wives don't become embroiled in their husband's professional schedules in the way that politician's wives do. < as lemmas |
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