单词 | stepford |
释义 | Example sentences from the Web for StepfordStepford/ (ˈstɛpˌfəd) / adjective informal, derogatoryblandly conformist and submissivea Stepford employee nounStepford 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 StepfordC20: 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 Stepfordstepdance, stepdaughter, step-down, stepfamily, stepfather, Stepford, step function, Stephanie, stephanion, stephanite, stephanotis Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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