spouse

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
    — People should treat their spouses with respect.
动词 v.
  1. To wed; to espouse. dated
    — Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?

词形变化

spouses plural spouses present,singular,third-person spousing participle,present spoused participle,past spoused past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus m (“bridegroom”), spōnsa f (“bride”), from spondeō (“to vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca.
Related to espouse and sponsor.
词源 2
From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus m (“bridegroom”), spōnsa f (“bride”), from spondeō (“to vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca.
Related to espouse and sponsor.
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