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[possessive] better half
所有格形式最常用，指自己的配偶。
I need to check with my better half.
我需要和我的另一半确认一下。
另一半；配偶
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另一半；配偶
A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
I need to check with my better half.
我需要和我的另一半确认一下。
配偶或恋人,通常指妻子。
A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
My better half is an excellent cook, so we rarely eat out.
我的另一半是个出色的厨师，所以我们很少出去吃。
I couldn't have finished this project without the support of my better half.
没有我另一半的支持，我无法完成这个项目。
Let me introduce you to my better half, Sarah.
让我向你介绍我的另一半，莎拉。
所有格形式最常用，指自己的配偶。
I need to check with my better half.
我需要和我的另一半确认一下。
Have you met his better half?
你见过他的另一半吗？
She is spending the evening with her better half.
她今晚和她的另一半在一起。
Not this
She is better half of mine.
Use this
She is my better half.
缺少所有格，应使用my或the等限定词，better half通常与物主代词连用表示配偶。
Not this
I am looking for my better half.
Use this
I am looking for my soulmate.
better half特指已婚配偶，用于寻找伴侣时语义不准确，应改用soulmate或significant other。
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