英语词汇“housewife”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

housewife

/ˈhaʊswʌɪf

noun (plural housewives)

1A married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework: the traditional division of labour between the husband as breadwinner and wife as housewife I am not just a housewife, I am an accountant, nurse, negotiator, cook, driver...

I am a housewife raising a family, paying a mortgage and doing the usual things that people do.
A provincial housewife and a married doctor meet at a railway station and subsequently fall in love.
Only a year ago, she was a mother of six, farmer's wife and a housewife.

2ˈhʌzɪf A small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items.My partner also has his "housewife" from National Service in the RAF in the 1950s, mostly spent in Egypt....

A typical sewing kit or "housewife" contained needles, thread, buttons, scissors, etc. for that purpose.

Derivatives

housewifely

/ˈhaʊswʌɪfli

/ adjective ...

In previous eras girls usually followed a distinctive curriculum, such as the polite accomplishments or the housewifely curriculum or cultural studies or domestic science courses.
She recalls her mother's initial disappointment when she abandoned architecture to take up cooking - a career that had a housewifely ring to it.
Then there are the usual housewifely chores - planning the menu, getting odd jobs done around the house.

housewifery

/ˈhaʊswɪfəri

/ noun ...

She turned her attention to the domestic work of housewifery, besides continuing her literary efforts at revising her writings.
The latter proclaims that it educates future leaders in a noble tradition when in fact it ushers future leaders' wives into the art of housewifery.
People, mostly women, felt suddenly obliged to ignite their creativity with their housewifery.

Origin

Middle English husewif (see house, wife).

单词	housewife
释义	housewife /ˈhaʊswʌɪf / noun (plural housewives) 1A married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework: the traditional division of labour between the husband as breadwinner and wife as housewife I am not just a housewife, I am an accountant, nurse, negotiator, cook, driver... I am a housewife raising a family, paying a mortgage and doing the usual things that people do. A provincial housewife and a married doctor meet at a railway station and subsequently fall in love. Only a year ago, she was a mother of six, farmer's wife and a housewife. 2ˈhʌzɪf A small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items.My partner also has his "housewife" from National Service in the RAF in the 1950s, mostly spent in Egypt.... A typical sewing kit or "housewife" contained needles, thread, buttons, scissors, etc. for that purpose. Derivatives housewifely /ˈhaʊswʌɪfli / adjective ... In previous eras girls usually followed a distinctive curriculum, such as the polite accomplishments or the housewifely curriculum or cultural studies or domestic science courses. She recalls her mother's initial disappointment when she abandoned architecture to take up cooking - a career that had a housewifely ring to it. Then there are the usual housewifely chores - planning the menu, getting odd jobs done around the house. housewifery /ˈhaʊswɪfəri / noun ... She turned her attention to the domestic work of housewifery, besides continuing her literary efforts at revising her writings. The latter proclaims that it educates future leaders in a noble tradition when in fact it ushers future leaders' wives into the art of housewifery. People, mostly women, felt suddenly obliged to ignite their creativity with their housewifery. Origin Middle English husewif (see house, wife).
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