husband
/ˈhʌzbənd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌzbənd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhəz-bənd/ (ame, mw) · /ˈhʌz.bənd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌz.bənd/ (ame, ipa)
husband — noun
- husbandsingular
- husbandsplural
1. the man a woman has married, and to whom she is legally and socially bound in a
the man a woman has married, and to whom she is legally and socially bound in a marriage relationship
My husband Ignacio works at a bank near our apartment.
simple possessive: 'my husband'
Vivek became a loving husband and father soon after university.
collocation: loving husband / devoted husband
Quan is a devoted husband who takes care of his wife Amira.
Brooke and her husband Emre walk in the park after dinner.
Marta met her husband at a cooking class five years ago.
- spouse
gender-neutral; preferred in legal and formal contexts
- partner
broader; can refer to unmarried couples too
- bridegroom
only used on the wedding day; often shortened to 'groom'
- wife
the female partner in a marriage
文法句型
[possessive determiner] husband
husband + of
常見錯誤
husband — verb
- husbandpresent simple I / you / we / they
- husbands3rd person singular
- husbanding-ing form
- husbandedpast simple
1. to make careful and prudent use of a supply of money, food, fuel, or similar res
to make careful and prudent use of a supply of money, food, fuel, or similar resources, keeping part of it available for future needs
The family husbanded their water supply during the long summer drought.
verb + resource (water supply) for conservation
Farmers must husband their savings to buy seeds for spring planting.
We husbanded our energy for the final part of the mountain climb.
The charity husbanded its limited funds to help more families in need.
Beatrix husbanded her food supplies until the next harvest arrived.
文法句型
husband + noun phrase
用法筆記
Typically used with nouns denoting resources (strength, money, supplies, water, energy). This sense is formal and far less common than the everyday alternative 'conserve'. Avoid using it with people as objects.