Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.是什么意思？

Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.

选妻，最好用耳莫用眼。

choose

vt. 挑选，认为…比其它更可取，决定或选定；vi. 选择，进行挑选；

例句
For added protection choose a lipstick with a sun screen.
选择防晒护唇膏来增强保护。

wife

n. 妻子，太太，夫人，老婆，已婚妇女；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。

rather

adv. 稍微，有点，相当，颇，宁愿，相反地；int. 当然啦，怎么不；

例句
These wines may taste rather hard and somewhat acid.
这些酒可能喝着比较冲并且有股酸味。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

your

pron. 你的，你们的，尊，玉，乃；

例句
I think there's something a little peculiar about the results of your test.
我认为你的化验结果有点不对劲。

ear

n. 耳朵，听觉，听力，耳状物，穗；vi. 抽穗，（美俚）听见；

例句
It sounds like an advert: easy on the ear but bland and forgettable.
这听起来像广告词：听着简单易懂，但是枯燥乏味，容易忘记。

than

conj. 比（用于比较级），宁愿…而不愿，除…以外，一…就；prep. 超过，比；

例句
...more than a thousand acres of land.
1,000多英亩地

eye

n. 眼睛，视力，眼状物，风纪扣扣

例句
Gloria slid an appraising eye over the rest of the rack before reaching for the dress.
格洛丽亚以审视的眼光向货架上其余的衣服扫了一遍，才伸手去拿那件连衣裙。