If you get a good wife you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopherSocrates
Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nursesFrancis Bacon
An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husbandBooth Tarkington
I... chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear wellOliver GoldsmithThe Vicar of Wakefield
My fairest, my espoused, my latest found, Heaven's last best gift, my ever new delightJohn MiltonParadise Lost
best image of myself and dearer halfJohn MiltonParadise Lost
A good husband should be deaf and a good wife blindFrench proverb
ADJECTIVE | VERB + WIFE | WIFE + VERBADJECTIVE➤new新婚妻子▸➤future未婚妻▸➤former (also ex-wife)前妻➤first, second, etc.第一任、第二任等妻子▸➤deserted棄婦▸➤divorced, estranged離婚的/分居的妻子➤common-law(未舉行結婚儀式的)事實婚姻的女方▸➤dead, late亡妻▸➤dependent靠丈夫養活的妻子◇With a dependent wife and children, he can't afford to lose his job.妻子和孩子都靠他養活,他不能丟了工作。➤young年輕的妻子▸➤pregnant懷孕的妻子➤beloved, dear, good, wonderful愛妻;好老婆;了不起的妻子▸➤attractive, beautiful, charming, lovely迷人的妻子;美麗的夫人;嫵媚的妻子;可愛的太太▸➤dutiful, faithful, loving, loyal, supportive盡職的/忠誠的/充滿深情的/忠貞的/支持丈夫的妻子▸➤long-suffering長期受苦的妻子◇His long-suffering wife had to put up with his numerous affairs.他那一貫受氣的妻子不得不忍受他的諸多風流韻事。➤unfaithful不忠的妻子▸➤jealous妒忌心強的妻子▸➤domineering, nagging愛支配人的/嘮叨的妻子▸➤battered受虐待的妻子◇a hostel for battered wives受虐妻子收容所➤trophy (= an attractive younger wife) (informal) 花瓶嬌妻◇She's a classic trophy wife-beautiful and half his age.她是個典型的花瓶老婆 - 人長得漂亮,年齡只有他的一半。VERB + WIFE➤meet結識妻子◇I first met my wife at college.我是在大學裏認識我妻子的。➤marry娶妻➤live with與妻子一起生活▸➤desert, leave拋棄/離開妻子➤be separated from與妻子分居➤be unfaithful to, cheat on對妻子不忠▸➤batter, beat虐待/毆打妻子➤accompany陪伴妻子◇The general was accompanied by his wife.將軍有妻子陪同。➤survive比妻子活得久◇Mr Thomas is survived by his wife, Muriel.托馬斯先生的妻子繆麗爾比他活得久。WIFE + VERB➤give birth妻子生育◇His wife has just given birth to a son.他的妻子剛給他生了個兒子。
➡ See also the entry for partner2另见partner条第2义wife ♦︎ husband ♦︎ spouse ♦︎ hubby ♦︎ missusThese are all words for the man or woman a person is married to.这些词均表示配偶。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a good / loving / faithful wife / husband◆sb's darling / dear wife / husband◆sb's. first / second, etc. wife / husband◆sb's future wife / husband / spouse◆sb's wife / husband-to-be◆sb's former / ex- / late / estranged wife / husband / spouse◆to marry / divorce / leave / walk out on your wife / husband■wife [countable] the woman that a man is married to; a married woman妻子;太太;已婚妇女◆This is my wife, Julie.这是我妻子朱莉。◆At that time there was an increase in the number of working wives.那时已婚职业妇女的人数增加了。■husband [countable] the man that a woman is married to; a married man丈夫;已婚男子◆He is her second husband.他是她的第二任丈夫。◆It had been a shock to find himself a husband and father.发现自己已为人夫、为人父,他着实吃了一惊。■spouse spaʊs [countable] (formalorlaw法律) a husband or wife配偶◆Fill in your spouse's name here.在这儿填上配偶的姓名。▸spousal ˈspaʊzl, ˈspaʊsl
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[only before noun] (NAmE, formal) ◆spousal consent / support配偶的同意/支持◆spousal abuse虐待配偶NOTE辨析 Wife/husband or spouse?Spouse is used in more formal contexts and especially in written English. Spouse is useful if you need one word to refer to both male and female partners. * spouse用于较正式的语境,尤用于书面语。如果需要用一个词同时指妻子或丈夫的话,就可以用spouse◆All employees and their spouses or partners are invited to attend.所有员工及其配偶或伴侣都获邀参加。However, for speaking in most contexts, it is more usual to say husband and/or wife or husbands and/or wives.但是在大多数语境下,口语表述时通常用husband and/or wife或husbands and/or wives◆We are all married, and we all brought our husbands and wives to the party.我们都结婚了,都带着自己的另一半参加了聚会。 see also partner ⇨ partner2■hubby [countable] (informal, especiallyspoken) a woman's husband老公;丈夫◆She and her hubby are both doctors.她和丈夫都是医生。ⓘ Hubby is used especially in spoken English, and is often used without an article or pronoun, such as a, my, her, etc. * hubby尤用于口语,常常不与冠词或代词如a、my、her等连用◆She went out, leaving hubby to put the kids to bed.她出去了,留下丈夫哄孩子们睡觉。■missus ( missis) ˈmɪsɪz [singular] (used after the, my, your or his用于the、my、your或his之后) (informal, especiallyspoken, oftenhumorous) a man's wife老婆;妻子◆How's the missus(= your wife)?你老婆怎么样?◆My missus won't let me smoke in the house.我太太不让我在家里抽烟。