uxorious
- 英式英标[ʌk\'sorɪəs]
- 美式音标[ʌk\'sɔːrɪəs]
英文词源
- 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."
中文解释
1. uxori- + -ous.2. 字面含义：of or pertaining to a wife. => excessively fond of or submissive to one's wife.
实用例句
- 1. There are those who regard him as the uxorious spouse of a beautiful wife .
- 有些人认为他是一个宠爱美貌妻子的丈夫。
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