widower是什么意思？

widower

英[ˈwɪdəʊə(r)] 美[ˈwɪdoʊə(r)]

• n. 鳏夫；

复数：widowers;

例句

• George was a widower with six young children. 乔治是个带著六个小孩子的鳏夫.
• Widower is a 14 th century coinage. Widower( 鳏夫)一词是十四世纪造出来的.
• The widower did not remarry. 那鳏夫未曾再娶.

英语四级真题

The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers (鳏夫) were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文

英语六级真题

If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does volunteer work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen.
出自-2013年6月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  鳏夫
  A widower is a man whose wife has died and who has not married again.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  鳏夫
  The widower did not remarry. 那鳏夫未曾再娶。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried