看到“husband”,你的脑海是不是直接蹦出单词“丈夫”?
只知道“husband”是“丈夫、老公”的意思,
那就太low啦!它的这些含义你一定要知道!
“husband”作动词表示“节俭,节约地使用(管理)资源”
️ 例句:
As the head of the whole family, she needs to husband as much as possible.
作为一家之主,她需要尽可能地节俭。
小伙伴是不是也和我一样也感到疑惑呢?
这“丈夫”和“节俭”到底有啥关系呢?
今天让我们去 find the answer!
“husband”是来自于北欧语 "husbondi“.
Hus=house, bondi 表示房主(dweller)
顾名思义,作为一家之主,肯定有好多的活要干。
不仅要精打细算地管理家政,耕作农田,还要饲养牲畜。
所以, 通俗地概括就是“好丈夫”=“节俭”
嘻嘻,难怪女孩子们的万千梦想之中就是希望有一个“好丈夫”呢!
接下来,为大家扩充关于husband的其他的变形词吧!
Husbandry 饲养;务农,耕种;家政
️ 例句:
He made his efforts to study husbandry technique for three years in order to help this backward village.
为了帮助这个落后的村子,他努力学了三年的农业技术。
Husbandman 农夫,百姓
→ crop husbandman 栽培人员
→ animal husbandman 畜牧专家
️ 例句:
① After retiring, he decided to be a husbandman, living a quite life of sunrise and sunset.
退休后,他决定做一个农夫,过着日出而作,日落而息的平静生活。
② Several groups of crop husbandmen are doing experiments in plants.
几位栽培人员正在做植物实验。
③ They claimed that only animal husbandmen could rescue the field.
他们声称只有畜牧专家才能拯救这块地。
Husbandly (形容词) 节俭的;
善于管理农活的
️ 例句:
The mother-in-law was very satisfied with the husbandly daughter-in-law.
婆婆对这个节俭能干的媳妇非常满意。
Husband-to -be 未婚夫;准丈夫
️ 例句:
At the other end of the church, her husband-to-be was waiting with tension.
在教堂的另一头,她的未婚夫正紧张地等待着。
今天的知识点到这里就结束啦~
关于“husband”的说法,你学会几个呢?
欢迎留言告诉我哦~
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