the missus
英式口语中常用 the missus 指自己的妻子,语气亲切或打趣。
I'm taking the missus out for dinner.
我带老婆出去吃晚饭。
太太;老婆
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
太太;老婆
informal term for someone's wife
I'm taking the missus out for dinner.
我带老婆出去吃晚饭。
非正式用语;也拼作 missis
太太(等于missis)
n. informal term of address for someone's wife
My missus is coming home late tonight, so I'll cook dinner.
我太太今晚晚回家,所以我来做晚饭。
He asked if the missus could join us for coffee.
他问我太太能不能和我们一起喝咖啡。
I promised the missus I'd be home by six.
我答应老婆六点前回家。
英式口语中常用 the missus 指自己的妻子,语气亲切或打趣。
I'm taking the missus out for dinner.
我带老婆出去吃晚饭。
one's 可换成 my, your, his 等物主代词,表示各自的妻子;比 the missus 更明确归属。
Have you met his missus?
你见过他的太太吗?
Not this
Missus is at home.
Use this
The missus is at home.
missus 表示“太太/老婆”时为可数名词,前面必须加限定词(如 the, my, his),不能像汉语那样省略冠词;加上 the 后句子才完整自然。
Not this
He brought his mistress to the party.
Use this
He brought his missus to the party.
mistress 意为“情妇”,不是“妻子”;missus 才是口语中对“太太/老婆”的称呼。二者拼写相近,但意思不同,表示“带太太来”应用 missus。
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老婆,太太(非正式)
I'm going home to the missus.
我要回家找老婆。
我老婆
My missus doesn't like it when I smoke.
我老婆不喜欢我抽烟。
他老婆
He went shopping with his missus.
他和他老婆去购物了。
老伴儿,老婆(诙谐)
He's taking the old missus out for dinner.
他要带老伴儿出去吃晚饭。
老婆;太太(对妻子的称呼)
I'm taking the missus out for dinner tonight.
我今晚带老婆出去吃晚饭。
老婆子(对妻子的戏称)
The old missus is always telling me to quit smoking.
老婆子总叫我戒烟。
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Mrs. 快读成 missus,想到家里那位 Mrs.(太太),就是自己的 missus。
语域:informal 常见场景:日常口语、家人或朋友间提及配偶 该词为非正式口语用词,通常用来称呼或提及某人的妻子,多用于轻松、随意的对话中。
非正式用语,指某人的妻子;亦作 missis。
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