[waif]
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
繼承用法
wifedom,wifehood
n.
妻子的身分
wifeless
[?wa?fl?s]
adj.
wifelike,wifely
adj.
妻子(般)的; (適於)已婚婦女的
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。