单词 | spouse |
释义 | spouse —spousehood, n. —spouseless, adj. n. /spows, spowz/; v. /spowz, spows/, n. , v. , spoused, spousing. n. 1. either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife. v.t. 2. Obs. to join, give, or take in marriage. [1150-1200; (n.) ME < OF spous (masc.), spouse (fem.) (aph. for espous, espouse) < L sponsus, sponsa lit., pledged (man, woman) (n. uses of ptp. of spondere to pledge), equiv. to spond- verb s. + -tus, -ta ptp. suffix; (v.) ME spousen < OF esp(o)user; cf. ESPOUSE] |
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