widow

widow — 名詞

1. A woman whose spouse has died and stays unmarried

1.名詞B1
釋義

寡婦

配偶已去世且未再婚的女性

A woman whose spouse has died and stays unmarried

例句

Élise has been a widow for three years, ever since her husband died of cancer.

Élise 的丈夫三年前因癌症過世，她從此成了寡婦。

Lakshmi, a widow since 2019, sold her family home and moved in with her daughter.

Lakshmi 自 2019 年就成了寡婦，她賣掉老家搬去和女兒同住。

pattern: [name], a widow since [year]

同義詞
  • surviving spouse

    formal or legal term; used in documents and official contexts rather than daily conversation

常見錯誤

❌My grandfather is a widow since grandmother died.
✅My grandfather is a widower since grandmother died.
💡'Widow' refers to a woman; a man who has lost his wife is a 'widower'.
❌She became a widow after her mother died.
✅She became a widow after her husband died.
💡A widow is someone who has lost their spouse, not a parent.

2. a humorous term for a lady whose partner regularly goes out for a hobby like gol

2.名詞C1
釋義

留守妻

伴侶因嗜好常不在家的女性

a humorous term for a lady whose partner regularly goes out for a hobby like golf or football

例句

Rohan laughed and called himself a golf widow's husband, since she played every weekend.

Rohan 笑著說自己是留守妻的丈夫，因為他太太每週末都去打高爾夫。

common phrase: [hobby] widow

During the World Cup, millions of women jokingly become football widows for a month.

世界盃期間，數百萬女性開玩笑說自己成了為期一個月的足球留守妻。

同義詞

用法筆記

Humorous extension of sense 1. The activity or sport is placed directly before 'widow' (golf widow, football widow, fishing widow). The meaning is playful and does not imply anyone has actually died.

常見錯誤

❌She is a golf widow because her husband died on the course.
✅She is a golf widow because her husband plays golf every weekend.
💡This use is humorous; it does not mean someone has actually died.

widow — 動詞