goodwife
用法要点
句型搭配
goodwife 通常用作名词,在句子中作主语或宾语,常见于描述性语境,如“The goodwife manages the household.”。
介词用法
goodwife 常与介词 of 连用,表示所属关系,如“goodwife of the house”;在历史或文学语境中,可能用于称呼,如“Goodwife Jones”。
语域说明
goodwife 在现代英语中较少使用,多见于历史、文学或方言语境,带有古旧或正式色彩;日常对话中更常用 housewife 或 landlady。
基础例句
The goodwife of the inn welcomed us warmly and showed us to our rooms.
客店的女老板热情地欢迎我们,并带我们去了房间。
In the village, she is known as a diligent goodwife who always keeps her home tidy.
在村子里,她以勤快的主妇著称,总是把家里收拾得井井有条。
My grandmother was a traditional goodwife, managing the household while my grandfather worked.
我的祖母是一位传统的主妇,在祖父工作时打理家务。
高级例句
In historical studies, the term goodwife is often used to describe married women's domestic roles in pre-industrial societies.
在历史研究中,goodwife 一词常用来描述前工业社会中已婚女性的家庭角色。
The business model of the medieval tavern relied heavily on the goodwife's management skills for customer service and inventory control.
中世纪酒馆的商业模式在很大程度上依赖于女老板的管理技能,用于客户服务和库存控制。
Literary analysis of Chaucer's works highlights how the goodwife character symbolizes both domestic authority and social constraints.
对乔叟作品的文学分析强调,goodwife 角色如何象征家庭权威和社会约束。
高频搭配
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常见错误
goodwife 通常指家庭主妇或客店女老板,强调持家或经营角色,不适用于一般职场女性;应改用 housewife 或其他词如 working woman。
goodwife 本身包含“好”的含义,使用 good at 可能冗余;应改用更具体的形容词如 skilled 或 proficient,以更自然表达。
近义词辨析
housewife
housewife 更通用,指家庭主妇,强调家务管理,现代英语中常用;goodwife 带有古旧或正式色彩,可能更强调社会角色或历史语境。
In modern contexts, we say 'She is a housewife,' but in historical texts, it might be 'the goodwife of the manor.'
landlady
landlady 特指女房东或客店女老板,侧重于财产管理或商业经营;goodwife 可泛指主妇,但在客店语境中与 landlady 重叠,但更传统。
The landlady collects rent, while the goodwife might oversee the inn's daily operations in a historical setting.