sister-wife

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse.
    — My Grecians shall victorious prove, By me led on to War, the Sister-Wife of Jove.
  2. In a polygamous marriage, a woman who is simultaneously the sister and co-wife of another.
    — Enmities between sister-wives will [be,] from their having known each other too intimately all their lives, more unmannerly than where they are strangers to each other
  3. A co-wife in general.
    — Yüeh-niang and her sister-wives, all dressed in formal gowns, came out from inside to greet them and ushered them into the rear reception hall

词形变化

sister-wives plural sister wife alternative

词源

Compound of sister + wife.
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