英语单词

midwife是什么意思

midwife

英 ['mɪdwaɪf] 美 ['mɪd'waɪf]
  • n. 助产士;促成因素
  • vt. 助胎儿出生;促成

中文词源


midwife 助产士,接生婆

mid-,伴随,相伴,wife,女人。用于指古代的接生婆,现在的助产士。

英文词源


midwife
midwife: [14] A midwife is etymologically a ‘with-woman’. The mid- element represents the long extinct preposition mid ‘with’ (its Germanic relatives are still alive and well: German mit, Dutch met, and Swedish and Danish med). Wife preserves the original meaning of Old English wīf, ‘woman’. The idea underlying the word is that a midwife is ‘with’ a woman giving birth.
midwife (n.)
c. 1300, "woman assisting," literally "woman who is 'with' " (the mother at birth), from Middle English mid "with" (see mid) + wif "woman" (see wife). Cognate with German Beifrau.

双语例句


1. The midwife gave him a warm bath.
助产士给他洗了个热水澡。

来自柯林斯例句

2. "You're doing really well," her midwife said encouragingly.
“你做得很好,”助产士鼓励道。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The midwife delivered her sister.
那位助产护士给她妹妹接生.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Darren's girlfriend is a midwife.
达伦的女朋友是个助产士.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.
把你的要求告诉助产士,这样她可以记下来,避免产生误解。

来自柯林斯例句

考试词汇

单词首字母