spouses
spouses — 名詞
- spousessingular
- spousesesplural
1. the man or woman that someone is married to — used as a formal or gender-neutral
配偶
已婚伴侶：丈夫或妻子
the man or woman that someone is married to — used as a formal or gender-neutral term for a husband or wife.
After twenty years of marriage, Ryo still brings his spouse coffee in bed every morning.
結婚二十年了，Ryo 仍然每天早上為配偶端咖啡到床邊。
possessive: his spouse
The hospital policy allows a patient's spouse to stay overnight in the room.
醫院規定允許病人的配偶在病房過夜。
noun phrase: patient's spouse
My brother and his spouse are planning to adopt a child from Colombia.
我哥哥和他的配偶正計畫從哥倫比亞領養一個孩子。
coordinated noun phrase: brother and his spouse
When filling out the visa form, please write your spouse's full name in this box.
填寫簽證表格時，請在此欄寫下您配偶的全名。
possessive form: spouse's + noun
Amani and her spouse run a small bakery together near the train station.
Amani 和她的配偶一起在火車站附近經營一家小麵包店。
- estranged spouse
- spouse's income
- surviving spouse
- spouse and children
- common-law spouse
- partner
less formal; can refer to an unmarried long-term partner
- husband
male-specific; more natural in casual talk
- wife
female-specific; more natural in casual talk
- better half
informal and humorous; not used in official contexts
文法句型
possessive + spouse
spouse + of + noun
用法筆記
Countable noun. Refers to either a husband or a wife. In everyday conversation, 'husband' or 'wife' is more natural; 'spouse' sounds formal and is common on official forms or in legal contexts.
常見錯誤
spouses — 動詞
- spousespresent simple I / you / we / they
- spouseses3rd person singular
- spousesing-ing form
- spousesedpast simple
1. to take someone as a husband or wife in a formal wedding ceremony — used in hist
嫁娶
文學用語，指結婚
to take someone as a husband or wife in a formal wedding ceremony — used in historical writing, literature, or formal contexts; the modern equivalent is 'marry'.
According to legend, the young knight spoused the queen in a secret ceremony.
根據傳說，年輕的騎士在一場秘密儀式中與女王成婚。
formal register: active transitive with noble subject
The royal chronicle records that Prince Hal spoused Lady Catherine in 1423.
皇家編年史記載，Prince Hal 於 1423 年迎娶 Lady Catherine。
In the old ballad, the fisherman spoused the mermaid despite the king's warning.
在這首古老歌謠中，漁夫不顧國王的警告娶了美人魚。
The old church records show that Andrés spoused Tamar in the spring of 1689.
古老的教堂紀錄顯示，Andrés 於 1689 年春天迎娶了 Tamar。
- divorce
the legal opposite of marrying
文法句型
spouse + someone
be spoused to + someone (passive)
用法筆記
Rare in modern everyday English. Almost always replaced by 'marry' or 'get married to' in contemporary speech. Typically found in historical fiction, period dramas, or archaic religious texts.