housewife
housewife 英 [ˈhaʊswaɪf] 美 [ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf]
n. 家庭主妇
名词复数:housewives
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- n. 家庭主妇
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1. She was a housewife of experience.
她是一个有经验的家庭主妇。
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2. She was a typical housewife.
她是一名典型的家庭妇女。
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3. I think my mother is a good housewife.
我觉得我妈妈是一个非常棒的家庭主妇。
- housewife (n.) early 13c., husewif, "woman, usually married, in charge of a family or household; wife of a householder," from huse "house" (see house (n.)) + wif "woman" (see wife (n.)). Compare husband (n.). Originally pronounced "huzzif;" the full written form of it began to be used from c. 1500, representing a pronunciation shift that was made at least in part to distinguish it from its offspring, hussy. In 16c., "housewife and hussy were still realized to be same word," and it was felt "that a distinction between the two was due to the reputable matron" [Fowler]. From mid-18c.: "It is common to use housewife in a good, and huswife or hussy in a bad sense" [Johnson]. Related: Housewifely.
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