wifely
['waɪfli]
英文词源
- wifely (adj.)
- Old English wiflic "womanly, pertaining to a woman," from wife + -ly (1). From late 14c. as "befitting a wife."
双语例句
- 1. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
- 我母亲大谈为妻之道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.
- 她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was not wifely modesty at all . By so much was her pride satisfied.
- 这根本不是出于妇道人家的稳重,这样做只是满足了她的虚荣心.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
