Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5741
housewife
家庭主妇；主妇
A woman whose main job is managing her home and household affairs, especially one who does not work for pay outside the home.
- 1.
A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
主要职业为操持家务的妇女；常指无薪料理家务者
- 2.
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
管理家庭的妻子,其丈夫负责家庭收入
- 3.
The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
户主之妻；家庭女主人；女户主
- 4.
A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
装缝纫用品及其他女工物品的小盒或小袋
针线包；针线盒；主要职业为操持家务的妇女；常指无薪料理家务者；管理家庭的妻子,其丈夫负责家庭收入；户主之妻；家庭女主人；女户主；装缝纫用品及其他女工物品的小盒或小袋
In use
She is a dedicated housewife who manages the household finances.
Many housewives in the neighborhood meet for coffee every morning.
After quitting her job, she became a full-time housewife.
be a housewife
表示身份或选择。
She decided to be a housewife after having children.
她生完孩子后决定做一名家庭主妇。
work as a housewife
强调角色职责。
She works as a housewife and manages the household.
她作为家庭主妇打理家务。
housewife of + number + children
说明子女数量。
Connections
Collocations
- stay-at-home housewife
- 全职家庭主妇
- She decided to become a stay-at-home housewife after having children.她生了孩子后决定成为全职家庭主妇。
- full-time housewife
- 全职家庭主妇
- Many full-time housewives find their work rewarding.许多全职家庭主妇觉得她们的工作很有意义。
- housewife and mother
- 家庭主妇和母亲
- Balancing the roles of housewife and mother can be challenging.平衡家庭主妇和母亲的角色可能很困难。
- housewife duties
- 家庭主妇的职责
- She manages all the housewife duties, including cooking and cleaning.她负责所有的家庭主妇职责，包括做饭和打扫。
- typical housewife
- 典型的家庭主妇
- She does not fit the stereotype of a typical housewife.她不符合典型家庭主妇的刻板印象。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
房子（house）里的妻子（wife）就是家庭主妇。
Context & Register
常见场景：家庭生活、社会学、人口统计 通常用于描述传统家庭分工，但现代用法中可能隐含性别角色刻板印象，需注意语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'wife' (/waɪf/) truly rhymes with 'housewife' (/ˈhaʊs.waɪf/). The other words share the 'house-' prefix but have different endings, so they are spelling lookalikes, not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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