spouse
spouse — 名詞
1. the person that someone is married to, used especially in legal or official lang
配偶
與自己結婚的丈夫或妻子
the person that someone is married to, used especially in legal or official language when the gender of the partner is unknown or not important
When Ryo applied for a visa, the form asked for his spouse's full name.
Ryo 申請簽證時，表格上要求填寫配偶的全名。
used on official immigration forms
A spouse may stay overnight in the patient's room at this hospital.
配偶可以在這家醫院的病房裡過夜陪伴病人。
After Michael's death, his spouse Nadia received a letter about her pension.
Michael 過世後，他的配偶 Nadia 收到一封關於她退休金的信。
Employees could bring their spouse to the company dinner according to the invitation.
員工可以攜帶配偶參加公司的晚宴。
Tamar and her spouse have shared a bank account since their wedding day.
Tamar 和她的配偶從婚禮當天起就一直共用一個銀行帳戶。
- husband/wife
Gender-specific terms used in everyday speech; 'husband' for a man, 'wife' for a woman.
- partner
Broader term that may include unmarried relationships; less formal than 'spouse'.
- consort
Very formal term, used mainly for royalty or historical figures.
文法句型
a spouse
用法筆記
Commonly used in legal, medical, and official contexts where a gender-neutral term for a married partner is needed. In everyday conversation, 'husband' or 'wife' sounds more natural.
常見錯誤
spouse — 動詞
1. to marry someone, now used mainly in old-fashioned or historical writing
娶；嫁
與某人結婚，多用於古語或正式場合
to marry someone, now used mainly in old-fashioned or historical writing
In a 14th-century village, Lord Reuben spoused Lady Élise before the local priest.
在十四世紀的一座村莊裡，Reuben 爵士在當地牧師面前正式娶了 Élise 夫人。
archaic verb used in historical narrative
Few old records describe how the duke spoused his bride in 1632.
關於公爵在 1632 年迎娶新娘的舊紀錄，至今已所剩無幾。
A sailor from a distant island spoused a local woman, according to the old poem.
根據一首古老詩歌的描述，一名來自遠方島嶼的水手娶了一位當地婦女。
The queen's diary notes that her brother spoused a woman from a neighbouring kingdom.
女王的日記中提到，她的兄弟迎娶了鄰國的一位女子。
- divorce
The legal ending of a marriage, opposite in meaning to marrying.
文法句型
spouse someone
用法筆記
This verb is archaic and almost never appears in modern speech or writing. The standard modern equivalent is 'marry'. Learners should recognize it for reading historical texts but avoid using it in contemporary English.