wifely是什么意思？

wifely

英[ˈwaɪfli] 美[ˈwaɪfli]

• adj. 妻的，适合做妻子的；

例句

• It was not wifely modesty at all . By so much was her pride satisfied. 这根本不是出于妇道人家的稳重,这样做只是满足了她的虚荣心.
• ...the ideology of wifely duty. 为妻之道
• She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly. 她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。
• My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty. 我母亲大谈为妻之道。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  贤妻的;贤妇特有的
  Wifely is used to describe things that are supposed to be typical of a good wife.
  例句
  She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly. 她努力做一个无可挑剔的贤妻。 ...the ideology of wifely duty. 为妻之道

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. of or befitting or characteristic of a wife