词汇 | co-wife |
释义 | co-wife noun[ C ] uk /ˈkəʊˌwaɪf//ˈkoʊˌwaɪf/pluralco-wives one of two or more women who are married to the same man in polygamy(= a system that allows this): (一夫多妻制下)嫁给同一个男人的女人 He says his mother's disputes with her co-wife influenced him to choose monogamy.他说他母亲与他一夫多妻制下的太太发生了矛盾,这影响他最终选择了一夫一妻制。 Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships adulteress affinal as husband and wifeidiom be an itemidiom be shacked upidiom have something going with someoneidiom hear wedding bellsidiom hitched honest husband matrimony monogamist monogamous monogamously ménage à trois shack shack up situationship something together Examples of co-wifeco-wife A co-wife in feminine vocabulary was a thorn in one's side (satin kanta). She may even have to accept becoming a co-wife. A co-wife she met by chance broke down when she was informed of the tragedy. The younger co-wife, supported by the goddess, restores her own honor and her husband's as well. Also, those with more than one co-wife had higher fertility than those with only one co-wife. Among the wives of polygynists, 65% of those who had only one co-wife but 74% of those who had more than one co-wife could not read or write. The concubine was a co-wife, though not of the same rank; the first wife had no power over her. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Any additional spouse is referred to as a co-husband or co-wife, respectively. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His wife accuses him of treating the she-buffalo as her co-wife. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Older hunters may wish to attract women interested in an extramarital relationship, or to be a co-wife. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In one popular story, envious of being outdone by each other, the co-wives begin to quarrel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Families were usually polygamous, with the first wife accorded a special status among her co-wives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although co-wives hold equal status, relations between them are expected to be adversarial. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Women spent thirty hours a week fetching wood, and only when co-wives were sisters, or an aunt or niece, were they expected to work together regularly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Co-wives are often sisters (see sororal polygyny). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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