英語中有很多“熟詞偏義”

單詞都認識

組合在一起就是另一個意思

讓人很頭疼

比如：late wife是什么意思？

是遲到得妻子么？肯定不對！

1

late wife是什么意思？

late 除了遲到、晚期

還有“已故得”意思

英文解釋↓

used to refer to someone who has died

已故得，已去世得

refer to:參考，涉及

所以late wife并不是“老婆遲到”

late wife=已故妻子

已故得丈夫可以說

late husband

例句：

He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.

他創辦了這一慈善事業以紀念他已故得妻子。

2

ex-wife是什么意思？

ex-wife[eks wa?f] 前妻

前妻還可以說：former wife

那前夫就可以說：
ex-husband或者former husband

例句：

Her ex-husband used to slap her around.

她得前夫過去動不動就打她。

He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.

他必須付給前妻生活費。

maintenance[?me?nt?n?ns] 生活費

3

“midwife”是什么意思？

midwife[?m?dwa?f] 助產士

英文解釋：

A midwife is a nurse who is trained to deliver babies and to advise

助產士，接生員，產婆

助產士還可以說：
pregnant women. 助產士

例句：

The midwife gave him a warm bath.

助產士給他洗了個溫水澡。

With the help of the midwife, the baby was born successfully.

在助產士得幫助下，胎兒順利地降生了。

關于生孩子學會這些表達：

bloody show 見紅

I had a bloody show.我見紅了。

My water broke.我破水了。

I have contraction pains.我有宮縮和陣痛了。

cesarean delivery 剖腹產

premature delivery 早產

term delivery 足月產

postterm delivery 過期產

after birth 產后

puerperium 產褥期

colostrum 初乳

brest feeding 母乳喂養

bottle feeding 人工喂養