单词 | husband |
释义 | husband —husbander, n. —husbandless, adj. /huz"beuhnd/, n. 1. a married man, esp. when considered in relation to his wife. 2. Brit. a manager. 3. Archaic. a prudent or frugal manager. v.t. 4. to manage, esp. with prudent economy. 5. to use frugally; conserve: to husband one's resources. 6. Archaic. a. to be or become a husband to; marry. b. to find a husband for. c. to till; cultivate. [bef. 1000; ME husband(e), OE husbonda master of the house < ON husbondi, equiv. to hus HOUSE + bondi (bo-, var. of bu- dwell (see BOOR) + -nd prp. suffix + -i inflectional ending)] Syn. 5. preserve, save, store, hoard. |
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