housewife

/ˈhaʊswaɪf/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
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家庭主妇

释义与例句

n. 家庭主妇
a married woman whose main occupation is managing her home and caring for her family
  1. She worked as a nurse before becoming a full-time housewife.
    成为全职家庭主妇之前，她是一名护士。
  2. The survey asked each housewife about her daily responsibilities.
    这项调查询问了每位家庭主妇的日常职责。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. My grandmother described herself as a housewife and an active community volunteer.
    我奶奶称自己既是家庭主妇，也是一名活跃的社区志愿者。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 housewife 的复数是 housewives；若想避免限定女性或婚姻状况，可根据语境使用更中性的 homemaker。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • housewifery 家务管理；持家
    较不常用的名词，指料理和管理家庭事务的工作或技能。
同义词
  • homemaker 持家者；料理家务的人
    housewife 明确指女性，传统上通常指已婚且主要料理家务者；homemaker 不限定性别或婚姻状况，更中性地指负责持家的人，现代英语中常用来避免性别限定。
    The programme supports homemakers who want to return to paid work. 该项目帮助希望重返有偿工作岗位的持家者。
常见搭配
  • a full-time housewife 全职家庭主妇
    She is a full-time housewife with three young children. 她是一位养育三个年幼孩子的全职家庭主妇。
  • become a housewife 成为家庭主妇
    She became a housewife after the family moved to a smaller town. 全家搬到较小的城镇后，她成了家庭主妇。
  • a housewife and mother 身为主妇和母亲的人
    As a housewife and mother, she managed a busy household. 作为主妇和母亲，她打理着一个忙碌的家庭。