wife學測 L2KK [ˈwaɪf] ｜ /ˈwaɪf/
妻子；太太·妻子的身分或角色·口語指長期女伴
婚姻詞常考，易與wives混淆
My wife makes breakfast every morning before I go to work.
我太太每天早上都在我上班前做早餐。
一個畫面：手指上戴著婚戒的女性
婚戒配偶手指戴戒指，表示已婚身份
家庭夥伴與伴侶一起生活、分擔家務
長期伴侶即使未正式結婚也可如此稱呼
義項
婚戒配偶A1noun妻子；太太
After work, John spends time with his wife every evening.
下班後，約翰每天晚上都會和他的太太共度時光。
his wifemy wifehusband and wife
妻子身分A2noun妻子的身分或角色
Being a good wife takes time and care.
成為一個好太太需要時間與用心。
a good wifeact as a wife
伴侶稱呼A2noun口語指長期女伴
They have lived together for ten years, and he calls her his wife.
他們已經同居十年了，他也稱她為太太。
call her his wife
片語
husband and wife夫妻同框 →夫妻兩人
become someone's wife步入婚姻 →成為某人的太太
a good wife賢妻形象 →稱職的太太
你會不會這樣說？
wife 的複數形式是___？(wives / wifes)
看答案
wives
wife 結尾 f 變 v 再加 es，是規則的複數變化。
wife 只能用來稱呼合法登記結婚的女性嗎？(對/錯)
看答案
錯
wife 也可口語指長期同居的伴侶，即使未正式結婚。
字族
wives 妻子們（複數）・wifely 妻子般的；賢妻的