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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- wife [waɪf]
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noun
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妻子
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noun
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妻子
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- wife [waɪf]
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n
a man's partner in marriage; a married woman
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n
an archaic or dialect word for woman
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n
[Etymology]
Old English w
i f; related to Old Norse vi f (perhaps from vi fathr veiled), Old High German wi b (German Weib)
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n
a man's partner in marriage; a married woman
Examples
- one's intended wife
- 未婚妻 → intended
- to pronounce a couple man and wife
- 宣告两人结成夫妻 → pronounce
- tickets for self and wife
- 供自己和妻子用的票 → self
- to take a wife
- 娶妻 → take
- the wife
- 妻子 → the
- He'll bring his wife if everyone else will bring theirs.
- 如果别人都带妻子，他将带他的妻子来。 → theirs
- What is a home without a wife?
- 没有妻子，还算什么家? → what
- That will be his wife with him，I suppose.
- 我想，和他在一起的那位一定是他的夫人吧。 → will
- He took a wife a year ago.
- 他一年前娶了个老婆。
- He had to talk it through with his wife.
- 他不得不就此事跟妻子详谈了一下。
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