housewife
英['haʊswaɪf]
美['haʊs'waɪf]
- n. 家庭主妇
词态变化
复数: housewives;形容词: housewifely;
中文词源
housewife 家庭主妇
比喻用法。
英文词源
- housewife (n.)
- early 13c., husewif, "woman, usually married, in charge of a family or household" (compare husebonde; see husband), from huse "house" (see house (n.)) + wif "woman" (see wife). Also see hussy. Related: Housewifely.
双语例句
- 1. She seemed less like a poetess than a distracted housewife.
- 她似乎不像个女诗人，更像一个心烦意乱的家庭主妇。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Sometimes being a mother and a housewife felt like a thankless task .
- 做母亲和家庭主妇有时使人觉得好像是个受累不讨好的差使。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. She feels penned by her life as a housewife.
- 她觉得做家庭主妇很受束缚.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice.
- 巧妇难为无米之炊.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. The housewife crushes out juice from oranges.
- 那个家庭主妇常榨柳橙汁.
来自《简明英汉词典》