“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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