wife S1 W1 / waɪf / 名词 ( 复数形式 wives / waɪvz / ) [可数名词]

the woman that a man is married to → husband , spouse :

Have you met my wife?

a refuge for battered wives

his second wife

ex-wife/former wife

He threatened to kill his ex-wife’s boyfriend.

THESAURUS

husband/wife etc

husband/wife the man/woman you are married to : My wife’s a teacher.

partner the person you live with and have a sexual relationship with. Partner is often used when people are not married, or when you do not know if they are married. It is also used when talking about same-sex couples : He lives with his partner Ruth and their eight-month-old son.

fiancé/fiancée the man/woman you are engaged to : He and fiancée Wendy Hodgson will marry in July.

divorcee a woman who is divorced : The Prince an 名词 ced his intention to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

widow/widower a woman or man whose husband or wife has died : Imelda Marcos, the widow of the former President

spouse formal your spouse is your husband or wife : The rule applies to spouses and children of military personnel.

estranged wife/husband formal someone’s estranged husband or wife is one who they do not live with anymore : She is trying to get her sons back from her estranged husband.