gold star wife
名词 n.
英 /ˌɡəʊld stɑː ˈwaɪf/
美 /ˌɡoʊld stɑɹ ˈwaɪf/
英文释义
名词 n.
- The widow of a member of the United States armed forces who was killed in action.
词形变化
词源
From gold star (“(attributively) relative of a United States soldier when the latter has been killed in action”) + wife. Gold star refers to stars of that colour traditionally shown on service flags displayed by families of members of the U.S. armed forces.
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