goodwife

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female head of a household. obsolete
    — "O my lord the Sultan," said the other [the Wazir], "verily women be weakly of wits, and haply this goodwife cometh hither to complain before thee against her goodman or some of her people."
  2. A title of respect for a woman. obsolete
    — Goodwife Hopkins

词形变化

goodwives plural Goodwife alternative

词汇关系

并列词
goodman

词源

From Middle English goodwyf, godwyf, godwif, equivalent to good + wife.
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