housewife
/ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf/KK
haʊs·waɪf
變化形
複數
housewives
1.
家庭主婦
常用
以料理家務、照顧家庭為主要工作，通常沒有在外受雇工作的已婚女性。
用法：通常指已婚女性，且為可數名詞。若性別或婚姻狀態不重要，可用較中性的說法指「全職照顧家庭的人」。
describe herself as a housewife
a full-time housewife
a housewife and mother
working housewife
become a housewife
The woman is a housewife, so she stays at home and takes care of her family.
這位女士是家庭主婦，所以她待在家裡照顧家人。
After her second child was born, she chose to be a full-time housewife for several years.
她的第二個孩子出生後，她選擇當了幾年的全職家庭主婦。
常見錯誤
My mother is a housewife who takes care the family.
My mother is a housewife who takes care of the family.
She works as a housewife at home.
She is a housewife, or she stays home to take care of her family.
She is housewife.
She is a housewife.
相關字詞
homemaker 近義
stay-at-home mom 近義
stay-at-home parent 近義
househusband 同源詞
housework 同源詞
學習提示
・「housewife」的字面意思雖是「家庭主婦」，但在重視性別中立的場合，使用前要留意當事人偏好的稱呼。
・若重點是照顧孩子，可說「在家照顧孩子的媽媽」；若不需指出性別，使用「全職家長」更合適。
・不要把「housewife」用來泛指所有在家做家事的人；它傳統上特指已婚女性。