goodwife 的定义
plural good·wives [good-wahyvz]. /ˈgʊdˌwaɪvz/.
- Chiefly Scot. the mistress of a household.
- Archaic. a title of respect for a woman.
更多goodwife例句
- He was disguised as a woman, and appeared to be a simple old peasant goodwife.
- Goodman and goodwife were in those days used in the same way as Mr. and Mrs. are now.
- Goodwife Hunter was gagged and made to stand in the stocks for "Sundry exhorbitance of ye toung."
- Then my father looked in at the door and said, "'Tis time, goodwife, for young folks to be abed."
- Once a "goodwife" by the name of Alice Flynt was required to show that she was worth money enough to be able to wear a silk hood.