n.
(pl. wives[waivz])妻; 已婚婦女
husband and wife
夫妻
have a wife
已娶妻
wedded [lawful] wife
正妻, 合法配偶, 原配
plural wives
妻妾
習慣用語
bachelor's wife 獨身者理想中的妻子 妓女; 人盡可夫的女人
Caesar's wife must [ought to] be above suspicion. [諺]凱撒之妻不應該被人懷疑; 跟偉大人物有關系的人必須潔身自愛。
child wife 非常年青的妻子
common-law wife 未經正式結婚儀式與男方同居的女子; 姘頭
Dutch wife 竹夫人(熱帶人用來減輕暑熱的以竹或藤等編的長筒抱枕)
left-hand [left-handed] wife 嫁給貴族的非貴族女子, 比丈夫身分低微的女子 [俚]小老婆
old wife (多嘴的)老太婆 老太婆脾氣的男子
give sb. to wife 嫁給某人
take [have] sb. to wife 娶某人為妻
The shoemaker's wife often goes in ragged shoes. [諺]鞋匠的老婆沒鞋穿。
There is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he has her. [諺]老婆還是自己的好。
現代英漢詞典wife [waf]
n.
wives
妻子，太太
簡明英漢詞典wife [waif]
n.
妻子