spouse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spouse /spaʊs, spaʊz/ ●○○ noun [countable] formal MARRYa husband or wife 配偶 Spouses were invited to the company picnic. 配偶受到邀请参加公司的野餐会。► see thesaurus at married —spousal /ˈspaʊzəl/ adjective spousal abuse 虐待配偶
Examples from the Corpus
spouse• In addition, because of prior changes in immigration laws, fewer spouses and parents were admitted in 1995.• Any civil servant who talks to his or her spouse about work would be committing an offence.• Electrons are like spouses in monogamous countries; there is either one or none.• As a husband, he fulfilled the model role of an attentive and loving spouse.• Your family, friends, or spouse all have their goals for you, but what do you want?• The company then arranged coach trips for employees and their spouses to view the area.• You may choose to pay income tax jointly or separately from your spouse.• Remember, your spouse may not be used to having you home during working hours.Origin spouse (1100-1200) Old French espous(e), from Latin sponsus “promised (in marriage)”, from spondere; → SPONSOR1spouse nounChinese
husband Corpus a wife or
spouse
spouse /spaʊs, spaʊz/
noun [countable] formal
Spouses were invited to the company picnic.
—spousal /ˈspaʊzəl/ adjective:
spousal abuse
■ husband/wife etc
▪husband/wife the man/woman you are married to: My wife’s a teacher.
▪partner the person you live with and have a sexual relationship with. Partner is often used when people are not married, or when you do not know if they are married. It is also used when talking about same-sex couples: He lives with his partner Ruth and their eight-month-old son.
▪fiancé/fiancée the man/woman you are engaged to: He and fiancée Wendy Hodgson will marry in July.
▪divorcee a woman who is divorced: The Prince announced his intention to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
▪widow/widower a woman or man whose husband or wife has died: Imelda Marcos, the widow of the former President
▪spouse formal your spouse is your husband or wife: The rule applies to spouses and children of military personnel.
▪estranged wife/husband formal someone’s estranged husband or wife is one who they do not live with anymore: She is trying to get her sons back from her estranged husband.
spouse /spaʊs, spaʊz/
noun [countable] formal Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: espous(e), from Latin sponsus 'promised (in marriage)', from spondere; ⇨ sponsor1
a husband or wife:Language: Old French
Origin: espous(e), from Latin sponsus 'promised (in marriage)', from spondere; ⇨ sponsor1
—spousal /ˈspaʊzəl/ adjective:
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