wife
/ˈwaɪf/KK
變化形
複數
wives
1.
妻子；太太；老婆
極常用
已婚女性；某人的女性配偶
用法：這是可數名詞。指特定某人的配偶時，通常使用所有格或限定詞，例如「我的妻子」或「那位妻子」；不能直接說「她是妻子」。
my wife
his wife
wife and husband
a wife and mother
the wife of the president
My wife works at a hospital near our home.
我太太在家附近的一家醫院工作。
I bought a birthday present for my wife.
我買了一份生日禮物送給我老婆。
常見錯誤
She is wife.
She is a wife.／She is my wife.
I married with my wife.
I married my wife.／I am married to my wife.
The wife of him is a teacher.
His wife is a teacher.
相關字詞
married 同源詞
husband 近義
spouse 近義
marry 同源詞
學習提示
・「wife」通常指女性配偶；不論對方是男性或女性，都可以用來指女性的一方。
・「my wife」前面不再加冠詞；不能說「my a wife」。
・日常口語的「老婆」可依情境翻成「wife」，但正式場合通常使用「妻子」或「太太」。