| 单词 | widow |
| 释义 | widow (once / 134 pages) nv A widow is a woman whose husband has died. If your uncle dies, your aunt will become a widow. If a person's spouse dies, that person is referred to as either a widow or — in the case of a man whose wife dies — a widower. In most cases, people stop using the word widow if the woman marries again. Back in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, it was common to use widow as a prefix to a woman's name, instead of "Mrs." The Indo-European root word of widow means "be empty." WORD FAMILYwidow: widowed, widower, widowhood, widowing, widows+/widower: widowers/widowhood: widowhoods USAGE EXAMPLESBut the lawsuit, filed on behalf of Senegal’s widow, claims deputies misrepresented facts and obstructed the investigation. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s a brutal scene, and one that leaves John a widow, just like in the Conan Doyle stories. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) About widows left to battle the VA for benefits after their husbands died of brain cancer. Salon(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried Syn|Hypo|Hyper widow woman dowager a widow holding property received from her deceased husband war widowa woman whose husband has died in war adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man) 2v cause to be without a spouse The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia Hyper leave, leave behind be survived by after one's death |
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