wife

/waɪf/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

妻子；太太

释义与例句

n. 妻子；太太
the woman to whom a person is married
  1. He and his wife run a small bakery near the station.
    他和妻子在车站附近经营一家小面包店。
  2. My wife teaches biology at a local secondary school.
    我妻子在当地一所中学教生物。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He introduced his wife to the guests who had just arrived.
    他把妻子介绍给刚到的客人。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 wife 的复数是不规则形式 wives，发音也由 /f/ 变为 /vz/；husband and wife 指“夫妻”，spouse 则不分性别。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • spouse 配偶
    wife 专指婚姻中的女方，是日常用语；spouse 指丈夫或妻子，不标明性别，语气正式，常见于法律、保险、表格等语境。
    Employees may include their spouse in the health insurance plan. 雇员可以将配偶纳入医疗保险计划。
常见搭配
  • husband and wife 夫妻
    The husband and wife worked together to restore the old farmhouse. 这对夫妻共同努力修复了那座旧农舍。
  • his wife 他的妻子
    His wife drove him to the airport early in the morning. 他妻子一大早就开车送他去了机场。
  • future wife 未来的妻子；未婚妻
    He introduced his future wife to his colleagues at the party. 他在聚会上把未婚妻介绍给同事们。