late迟到，wife老婆，那late wife什么意思？

英语中有很多“熟词偏义”：单词都认识，组合在一起就是另一个意思，让人很头疼。

比如：late wife是什么意思？是迟到的妻子吗？肯定不对！

late wife是什么意思？

late 除了迟到、晚期，还有“已故的”意思

英文解释

used to refer to someone who has died

已故的，已去世的

refer to:参考，涉及

所以late wife并不是“老婆迟到”

late wife=已故妻子

已故的丈夫可以说

late husband

例句：

He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.

他创办了这一慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。

ex-wife是什么意思？

ex-wife[eks wa f] 前妻

前妻还可以说：former wife

那前夫就可以说：

ex-husband或者former husband

Her ex-husband used to slap her around.

她的前夫过去动不动就打她。

He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.

他必须付给前妻生活费。

maintenance[ me nt n ns] 生活费

footballer‘s wife

在西方国家，足球是非常流行的运动。

在一些国家，特别优秀的足球运动员有非常可观的收入，

完全可以养活一家人，

因此他们的妻子可以不出去工作。

于是footballer's wife就被用来指代：

只花钱不赚钱的阔太太

不过要注意的，footballer s wife是一个贬义词，

千万别用错场合哦！

Lisa is a footballer's wife, she never does the housework.

Lisa的老公很有钱，她从不做家务。

“midwife”是什么意思？

midwife[ m dwa f] 助产士

英文解释：

A midwife is a nurse who is trained to deliver babies and to advise

助产士，接生员，产婆

助产士还可以说：

pregnant women. 助产士

The midwife gave him a warm bath.

助产士给他洗了个温水澡。

With the help of the midwife, the baby was born successfully.

在助产士的帮助下，胎儿顺利地降生了。

关于生孩子学会这些表达：

bloody show 见红

I had a bloody show.我见红了。

My water broke.我破水了。

I have contraction pains.我有宫缩和阵痛了。

cesarean delivery 剖腹产

premature delivery 早产

term delivery 足月产

postterm delivery 过期产

after birth 产后

puerperium 产褥期

colostrum 初乳

breast feeding 母乳喂养

bottle feeding 人工喂养