midwife
英 ['m?dwa?f]
美['m?d'wa?f]
- n. 助產士；促成因素
- vt. 助胎兒出生；促成
暢通詞匯CET6TEM4低頻詞
詞態變化
復數:?midwives;
中文詞源
midwife 助產士，接生婆
mid-,伴隨，相伴，wife,女人。用于指古代的接生婆，現在的助產士。
英文詞源
- midwife
- midwife: [14] A midwife is etymologically a ‘with-woman’. The mid- element represents the long extinct preposition mid ‘with’ (its Germanic relatives are still alive and well: German mit, Dutch met, and Swedish and Danish med). Wife preserves the original meaning of Old English wīf, ‘woman’. The idea underlying the word is that a midwife is ‘with’ a woman giving birth.
- midwife (n.)
- c. 1300, "woman assisting," literally "woman who is 'with' " (the mother at birth), from Middle English mid "with" (see mid) + wif "woman" (see wife). Cognate with German Beifrau.
雙語例句
- 1. The midwife gave him a warm bath.
- 助產士給他洗了個熱水澡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "You're doing really well," her midwife said encouragingly.
- “你做得很好，”助產士鼓勵道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The midwife delivered her sister.
- 那位助產護士給她妹妹接生.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Darren's girlfriend is a midwife.
- 達倫的女朋友是個助產士.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.
- 把你的要求告訴助產士，這樣她可以記下來，避免產生誤解。
來自柯林斯例句