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

ale•wife¹ n., pl. -wives.

Fisha North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, resembling a small shad.

Gallo-Latin alausa
French alose shad
earlier allowes, perh. influenced by alewife², probably 1625–35, American.

ale•wife² n., pl. -wives.

a woman who owns or operates an alehouse.

1350–1400; Middle English; see ale, wife

alewife /ˈeɪlˌwaɪf/ n ( pl -wives)

a North American fish, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, similar to the herring Clupea harengus: family Clupeidae (herrings)

Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps an alteration (through influence of alewife, that is, a large rotund woman, alluding to the fish's shape) of French alose shad

单词	alewife
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ale•wife¹ (āl′wīf′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -wives. Fisha North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, resembling a small shad. Gallo-Latin alausa French alose shad earlier allowes, perh. influenced by alewife², probably 1625–35, American. ale•wife² (āl′wīf′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -wives. a woman who owns or operates an alehouse. 1350–1400; Middle English; see ale, wife Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: alewife /ˈeɪlˌwaɪf/ n ( pl -wives) a North American fish, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, similar to the herring Clupea harengus: family Clupeidae (herrings) Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps an alteration (through influence of alewife, that is, a large rotund woman, alluding to the fish's shape) of French alose shad
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