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

wife n. [countable], pl. wives .

Anthropologya married woman.

wife•ly, adj.

wife n., pl. wives v., wifed, wif•ing.

Anthropologya woman joined in marriage to a man;
a woman considered in relation to her husband;
spouse.
a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms):old wives' tale.
take to wife, to marry (a particular woman):He took an heiress to wife.

v.i., v.t.

Slang Terms[Rare.]wive.

bef. 900; Middle English, Old English wīf woman; cognate with Dutch wijf, German Weib, Old Norse vīf

wife′dom, n.
wife′less, adj.
wife′less•ness, n.

-wife,

a combining form of wife, now unproductive, occurring in compound words that in general designate traditional roles or occupations of women:fishwife; housewife;midwife.

wife /waɪf/ n ( pl wives /waɪvz/)

a man's partner in marriage; a married woman
Related adjective(s): uxorial
an archaic or dialect word for woman
take to wife ⇒ to marry (a woman)

Etymology: Old English wīf; related to Old Norse vīf (perhaps from vīfathr veiled), Old High German wīb (German Weib)

ˈwifehood n ˈwifely adj

单词	wife
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wife /waɪf/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. wives /waɪvz/USA pronunciation . Anthropologya married woman. wife•ly, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wife (wīf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. wives (wīvz),USA pronunciation v., wifed, wif•ing. n. Anthropologya woman joined in marriage to a man; a woman considered in relation to her husband; spouse. a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms):old wives' tale. take to wife, to marry (a particular woman):He took an heiress to wife. v.i., v.t. Slang Terms[Rare.]wive. bef. 900; Middle English, Old English wīf woman; cognate with Dutch wijf, German Weib, Old Norse vīf wife′dom, n. wife′less, adj. wife′less•ness, n. -wife, a combining form of wife, now unproductive, occurring in compound words that in general designate traditional roles or occupations of women:fishwife; housewife;midwife. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wife /waɪf/ n ( pl wives /waɪvz/) a man's partner in marriage; a married woman Related adjective(s): uxorial an archaic or dialect word for woman take to wife ⇒ to marry (a woman) Etymology: Old English wīf; related to Old Norse vīf (perhaps from vīfathr veiled), Old High German wīb (German Weib) ˈwifehood n ˈwifely adj
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