midwife英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

— A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.
Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project. figuratively,rare

— He had not read it, but he said that every detail in it was true. This struck me as a rather cavalier attitude to truth, but hatred is not the midwife of caution or accuracy.

动词 v.

To act as a midwife. transitive
To facilitate the emergence of. figuratively,transitive

— But the bigger objective was to help Iraqis midwife a democratic model that could inspire reform across the Arab-Muslim world and give the youth there a chance at a better future.

词形变化

midwives plural midwive alternative,verb midwifes present,singular,third-person midwifing participle,present midwifed participle,past midwifed past midwive alternative,verb

词汇关系

近义词

accoucheuse

衍生词

man-midwife midwife frog midwife toad midwifery

词源

词源 1

From Middle English midwif, corresponding to mid (“with”) + wif (“woman, wife, female”). It appears not to be entirely clear whether the original understanding was “with-woman” in the sense of “attending/assisting woman”, or “they who are with the woman” (namely the mother).

词源 2

From Middle English midwif, corresponding to mid (“with”) + wif (“woman, wife, female”). It appears not to be entirely clear whether the original understanding was “with-woman” in the sense of “attending/assisting woman”, or “they who are with the woman” (namely the mother).