| 单词 | uxorious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ʌk'sɔ:riəs] |
| 解释 | adj. 宠爱妻子的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.宠爱妻子的(exce ssively fond of or submissive to a wife) 【记】 uxor(妻子)+ious 【同】 同根词：uxoricide( 杀妻)；uxorial(妻子 般的) 【例】 an uxorious husband |
| 字源 | uxorious (adj.) "excessively fond of or submissive to one's wife," 1590s, from Latin uxorius "of or pertaining to a wife," also "devoted to a wife" or "ruled by a wife," from uxor (genitive uxoris) "wife," according to Watkins from PIE *uk-sor- "'she who gets accustomed" (to a new household)' after patrilocal marriage." |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 宠爱妻子的; 怕老婆的 【记】uxor妻子, ious: 怕老婆的u = un, xo, rious: 不出去喝XO, 因为怕老婆的. |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】这人家里luxurious 奢侈豪华，却很uxorious 溺爱妻子怕老婆 |
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