housewife

单词音标

housewife音标[\'hauswaif]

汉语翻译

n. 主妇, 家庭妇女

词型变化

名词复数:housewives

英语解释

名词 housewife:

a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

同义词：homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house

例句

Her mother is a thrifty housewife.

她妈妈是一个节俭的主妇。

She\'s a housewife when she\'s not teaching English, that is.

她是个家庭主妇－－是指她不教英语的时候。

My mother is a housewife.

我妈妈是个家庭妇女。

The American housewife probably goes shopping only once or twice a week.

美国家庭主妇可能一星期只购物一、二次。

She is a career woman rather than a housewife.

她是职业妇女而不是家庭主妇。

Many women chose to be a housewife after marriage.

许多妇女选择了在婚后当家庭主妇。

详细解释

house.wife

n.（名词）

【复数】 house.wives[-wovz.]

A woman who manages her own household as her main occupation.

家庭主妇：以管理家庭事务为其主要职责的女性

[hôz.f] A small container for needles, thread, and other sewing equipment.

[hôz.f] 针线盒：用来放置针、线和其他缝纫用品的盒子

来源：

Middle English houswif

中古英语 houswif

house [house] * see house

house [家，房屋] *参见 house

wife [wife] * see wife

wife [妻子] *参见 wife