wife

wife — noun

1. the female person that someone is married to; the woman in a marriage relationsh

1.名詞A1
釋義

the female person that someone is married to; the woman in a marriage relationship with a man

例句

Baraka introduced his wife, Yael, to all his colleagues at the company party.

apposition: his wife, Yael

Lakshmi and her wife have been living in Taipei since 2015.

possessive: her wife

同義詞
  • spouse

    gender-neutral; more formal and often used in legal or official contexts

  • partner

    can refer to a married or unmarried spouse; increasingly common for same-sex couples

  • better half

    informal, often humorous; refers to one's spouse (male or female)

反義詞
  • husband

    the male partner in a marriage

文法句型

possessive determiner + wife

name + 's + wife

用法筆記

Wife is a gender-specific term. The gender-neutral term for a person in a marriage is spouse, which is preferred in legal or formal contexts. The plural of wife is wives (change -f to -ves).

常見錯誤

❌I'd like you to meet my woman.
✅I'd like you to meet my wife.
💡'woman' does not mean 'wife', and using 'my woman' can sound disrespectful in modern English.
❌He has two wifes.
✅He has two wives.
💡The plural of 'wife' is 'wives', formed by changing -f to -ves.