Word · Frequency #14393
widower
鳏夫
核心释义
a man whose wife is dead, especially one who has not remarried
- 1.
丧偶且未再婚的男子；相对于已故配偶的男子；寡妇的阳性形式。
A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.
- 2.
妻子去世的男子,尤指未再婚者
a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
丧偶且未再婚的男子；相对于已故配偶的男子；寡妇的阳性形式。；妻子去世的男子,尤指未再婚者；鳏夫；[法] 鳏夫
用法In use
After his wife passed away, he became a widower and learned to live alone.
用法提示：widower 在此作名词，表示妻子已故且未再婚的男子。
The widower still wears his wedding ring and talks about his wife fondly.
用法提示：widower 在句中作主语，指丧偶的男性。
Many widowers find comfort in joining support groups after losing a spouse.
用法提示：widowers 是复数形式，泛指丧偶男子群体。
be a widower
He is a widower and lives alone.
他是个鳏夫，独自生活。
become a widower
widower 指丧偶的男性；丧偶的女性用 widow。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- become a widower
- 成为鳏夫；丧偶
- He became a widower after his wife died of cancer.妻子因癌症去世后，他成了鳏夫。
- grieving widower
- 悲伤的鳏夫
- The grieving widower visited his wife's grave every Sunday.这位悲伤的鳏夫每个星期天都去妻子的墓前。
- young widower
- 年轻的鳏夫
- The young widower struggled to raise his son alone.这位年轻的鳏夫独自抚养儿子过得很艰难。
- elderly widower
- 年迈的鳏夫
- The elderly widower spent most of his time gardening.这位年迈的鳏夫大部分时间都在打理花园。
- leave someone a widower
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
对比widow（寡妇），widower多出-er，像多出一位丧妻的男子——鳏夫。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、正式文书 widower 是中性常用词，通常用于指称妻子已故且未再婚的男子；口语和书面语中都常见，法律文书中也使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
指妻子已故的男子，尤指未再婚者；女性对应说法是 widow。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不是 widower /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ 的完全押韵词，因为 widower 的重音在第一个音节 /wɪd-/，而不是 /oʊ/ 音节。mower 和 lower 的尾音与 widower 的 /oʊɚ/ 部分相同；shower、tower、power、flower 拼写类似，但读 /aʊɚ/，注意不要混淆。
一起学习词形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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