gold star wife

名词 n.
/ˌɡəʊld stɑː ˈwaɪf/    /ˌɡoʊld stɑɹ ˈwaɪf/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The widow of a member of the United States armed forces who was killed in action. US

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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