英語中有很多“熟詞偏義”
單詞都認(rèn)識(shí)
組合在一起就是另一個(gè)意思
讓人很頭疼
比如：late wife是什么意思？
是遲到得妻子么？肯定不對(duì)！
1
late wife是什么意思？
late 除了遲到、晚期
還有“已故得”意思
英文解釋↓
used to refer to someone who has died
已故得，已去世得
refer to:參考，涉及
所以late wife并不是“老婆遲到”
late wife=已故妻子
已故得丈夫可以說
late husband
例句：
He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.
他創(chuàng)辦了這一慈善事業(yè)以紀(jì)念他已故得妻子。
2
ex-wife是什么意思？
ex-wife[eks wa?f] 前妻
前妻還可以說：former wife
那前夫就可以說：
ex-husband或者former husband
例句：
Her ex-husband used to slap her around.
她得前夫過去動(dòng)不動(dòng)就打她。
He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.
他必須付給前妻生活費(fèi)。
maintenance[?me?nt?n?ns] 生活費(fèi)
3
“midwife”是什么意思？
midwife[?m?dwa?f] 助產(chǎn)士
英文解釋：
A midwife is a nurse who is trained to deliver babies and to advise
助產(chǎn)士，接生員，產(chǎn)婆
助產(chǎn)士還可以說：
pregnant women. 助產(chǎn)士
例句：
The midwife gave him a warm bath.
助產(chǎn)士給他洗了個(gè)溫水澡。
With the help of the midwife, the baby was born successfully.
在助產(chǎn)士得幫助下，胎兒順利地降生了。
關(guān)于生孩子學(xué)會(huì)這些表達(dá)：
bloody show 見紅
I had a bloody show.我見紅了。
My water broke.我破水了。
I have contraction pains.我有宮縮和陣痛了。
cesarean delivery 剖腹產(chǎn)
premature delivery 早產(chǎn)
term delivery 足月產(chǎn)
postterm delivery 過期產(chǎn)
after birth 產(chǎn)后
puerperium 產(chǎn)褥期
colostrum 初乳
brest feeding 母乳喂養(yǎng)
bottle feeding 人工喂養(yǎng)
