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wifely的意思

wifely

['waɪfli]

adj. 适于做妻子的；像妻的；妻的

wifely

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。

2. She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.: 她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。

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.

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