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

adj

If you know someone whose husband or wife has died, you can describe that person as widowed. The widowed lady next door may have lost her husband many years ago.

A man whose spouse has died is typically called a widower, while a woman is a widow. Both men and women can be described with the adjective widowed if their partners are no longer alive. These words come from a root that's shared by the Sanskrit vidhuh, which means "lonely or solitary," and the Latin viduus, "bereft or void."

WORD FAMILY

widow: widowed, widower, widowhood, widowing, widows+/widower: widowers/widowhood: widowhoods

USAGE EXAMPLES

Some people are ALONE, whether widowed, homebound by illness or injury, or for any number of other reasons.

Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016)

Dear Liz: This is regarding the letter from the children worried about their widowed father remarrying.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 11, 2016)

The widowed Jacqueline Kennedy remarried and became a New York book editor.

Seattle Times(Dec 12, 2016)

adj single because of death of the spouse

Syn

single, unmarried

not married or related to the unmarried state

单词	widowed
释义	widowed (once / 2295 pages) adj If you know someone whose husband or wife has died, you can describe that person as widowed. The widowed lady next door may have lost her husband many years ago. A man whose spouse has died is typically called a widower, while a woman is a widow. Both men and women can be described with the adjective widowed if their partners are no longer alive. These words come from a root that's shared by the Sanskrit vidhuh, which means "lonely or solitary," and the Latin viduus, "bereft or void." WORD FAMILY widow: widowed, widower, widowhood, widowing, widows+/widower: widowers/widowhood: widowhoods USAGE EXAMPLES Some people are ALONE, whether widowed, homebound by illness or injury, or for any number of other reasons. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Dear Liz: This is regarding the letter from the children worried about their widowed father remarrying. Los Angeles Times(Dec 11, 2016) The widowed Jacqueline Kennedy remarried and became a New York book editor. Seattle Times(Dec 12, 2016) adj single because of death of the spouse Syn single, unmarried not married or related to the unmarried state
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