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单词 stepford
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Stepford

/ (ˈstɛpˌfəd) /

adjective informal, derogatory

blandly conformist and submissivea Stepford employee

noun

Stepford wife a married woman who submits to her husband's will and is preoccupied by domestic concerns and her own personal appearance

Word Origin for Stepford

C20: from The Stepford Wives (1972), a book by US writer Ira Levin which depicted a neighbourhood in which men turn their wives into placid and obedient robots

Words nearby Stepford

stepdance, stepdaughter, step-down, stepfamily, stepfather, Stepford, step function, Stephanie, stephanion, stephanite, stephanotis
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