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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。
家庭主妇；主妇
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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.
She decided to be a housewife after having children.
她生完孩子后决定做一名家庭主妇。
主要职业为操持家务的妇女；常指无薪料理家务者
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.
管理家庭的妻子,其丈夫负责家庭收入
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
户主之妻；家庭女主人；女户主
The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
装缝纫用品及其他女工物品的小盒或小袋
A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
She is a dedicated housewife who manages the household finances.
她是一位尽职的家庭主妇，负责管理家庭财务。
Many housewives in the neighborhood meet for coffee every morning.
社区里的许多家庭主妇每天早上聚在一起喝咖啡。
After quitting her job, she became a full-time housewife.
辞去工作后，她成为了一名全职家庭主妇。
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。
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。
说明子女数量。
She is a housewife of three children.
她是一个有三个孩子的家庭主妇。
Not this
She is housewife.
Use this
She is a housewife.
英语中，单数可数名词前需要不定冠词，而汉语没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
There are two housewifes in the neighborhood.
Use this
There are two housewives in the neighborhood.
名词 housewife 的复数形式是 housewives，需将 f 改为 v 再加 es，学习者常误加 s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
家庭主妇的角色
He supports her in her housewife role.
他支持她担任家庭主妇的角色。
绝望的主妇
The TV show 'Desperate Housewives' was a cultural phenomenon in the 2000s.
电视剧《绝望的主妇》是2000年代的文化现象。
Use housewife naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
房子（house）里的妻子（wife）就是家庭主妇。
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。
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.
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