“熟词偏义”是英语中常见的情况,
看似每个单词都认识,
连在一起就不知道是什么意思。
比如这个表达:late wife
可别以为对方是在抱怨自己老婆总是迟到,
回答千万要谨慎!
01
late wife是什么意思?
late 除了迟到、晚期,还有“已故的”意思。
所以late wife=已故妻子
已故的丈夫可以说:late husband
例句●
He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.
他创办了这一慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。
02
footballer’s wife 是什么意思?
优秀的足球运动员收入颇丰,他们的太太完全有资本不上班,后来footballer’s wife 用来指代:
只花钱不赚钱的阔太太
她们通常花很多金钱和精力来打扮自己
例句●
Niannian is a footballer’s wife, she never does the housework.
念念的老公很有钱,她从不做家务。
03
ex-wife/ former wife是什么意思?
ex-wife:前妻
前妻还可以说:former wife
那前夫就可以说:
ex-husband或者former husband
例句●
He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.
他必须付给前妻生活费。
tips:ex-是词语前缀,含义就是以前的。
ex 也有名词用法,可以指代各种前任,如果想准确表达可以+名词称呼
比如:
ex-prisoners刑满释放的人
ex-policemen从前做过警察的人
my ex-girlfriend我的前女友
04
fishwife是什么意思?
fishwife=骂街的泼妇;粗野的女人
英文释义:a loud, unpleasant woman
例句●
NiannianPikachu was screaming at me like a fishwife.
皮卡丘对着我大喊大叫,就像个泼妇。
05
midwife是什么意思?
mid 是个常见的词缀,除了表达“中间的”,还可以表示“with”(和…在一起) 的含义。
wife在这里也不直接表示“妻子”,而是取自一层比较古老的含义,即 woman.
所以midwife也就是“with woman”,即我们常说的:助产士,接生员;产婆
例句●
Instead, many mothers rely on midwives and junior doctors for care.
相反,许多母亲依靠助产士和初级医生来护理。
拓展:跟“生孩子”有关的英文表达
①产检:pregnancy care
②分娩:delivery;childbirth
③顺产:natural birth
④剖宫产:C-section
⑤产科医生:obstetrician
⑥助产士:midwife
⑦产房:delivery room
⑧无痛分娩:Epidural
⑨give birth to babies:生孩子
06
housewife是什么意思?
house是“房子”,wife是“妻子”,
组合词housewife就是:家庭主妇
同理househusband就是:家庭主男
例句●
The cleverest housewife can’t cook a meal without rice.
巧妇难为无米之炊。
07
as husband and wife什么意思?
as husband and wife
像夫妻一样
【解释】
in the same way as two people who are married
例句●
Although never married, they lived together as husband and wife for 50 years.
虽然他们一直都没有结婚,但他们像夫妻一样生活了50年。
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