wife
wife — 名詞
- wifesingular
- wivesplural
1. the female person that someone is married to; the woman in a marriage relationsh
妻子；太太
與某人結婚的女性
the female person that someone is married to; the woman in a marriage relationship with a man
Baraka introduced his wife, Yael, to all his colleagues at the company party.
Baraka 在公司的派對上把妻子 Yael 介紹給所有同事。
apposition: his wife, Yael
Lakshmi and her wife have been living in Taipei since 2015.
Lakshmi 和她的太太從 2015 年就住在臺北。
possessive: her wife
Hiro's wife decorated their living room with plants and warm lighting.
Hiro 的太太用植物和溫暖的燈光佈置了他們的客廳。
When Cole retires, he plans to travel around Asia with his wife.
Cole 退休後打算和太太一起去亞洲旅行。
temporal clause: when-clause for future plans
Shirin wrote a letter to her wife every week while she was overseas.
Shirin 在海外期間每週都寫一封信給她的妻子。
- husband and wife
- wife and mother
- wife and children
- ex-wife
- wife-to-be
- wife of [someone]
- spouse
gender-neutral; more formal and often used in legal or official contexts
- partner
can refer to a married or unmarried spouse; increasingly common for same-sex couples
- better half
informal, often humorous; refers to one's spouse (male or female)
- husband
the male partner in a marriage
文法句型
possessive determiner + wife
name + 's + wife
用法筆記
Wife is a gender-specific term. The gender-neutral term for a person in a marriage is spouse, which is preferred in legal or formal contexts. The plural of wife is wives (change -f to -ves).
常見錯誤
husband and wife
idiomtwo people who are married to each other; a married couple viewed together as a unit
夫妻
After the ceremony, the priest pronounced them husband and wife.
They have lived together as husband and wife for over forty years.
old wives' tale
idioma traditional belief, story, or piece of advice that many people consider true but is not supported by scientific evidence
無稽之談；迷信說法
The idea that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis is just an old wives' tale.
My grandmother believed that carrying a walnut prevents toothache, but it is only an old wives' tale.
a very large number of people; almost everyone (used to emphasise that a place is very crowded or an event is very popular)
所有的人；人山人海
It seemed like all the world and his wife were at the night market that evening.
an old wives’ tale
idiomA story or belief that many people think is true but is actually false.
無稽之談
Maya laughed when her grandmother told her an old wives' tale about carrots.
Is it true that eating fish makes you smarter, or is that an old wives' tale?
同根字
常見搭配
常用片語
- husband and wife
- wife and mother
- wife and children
- ex-wife