單詞
helpmeet
英 ['helpmi:t]
美
基本信息
- n. 合作者；伙伴；配偶
中文詞源
helpmeet 伙伴
來自圣經an help meet for Adam,即Eve.help,幫助，meet,古義形容詞匹配的，合適的，詞源同match.后來連寫在一起，再后來訛誤成helpmate.
英文詞源
- helpmeet (n.)
- as two words in the 1611 Bible, a noun-adjective phrase; hyphenated and mistaken as a modified noun by 1670s; see helpmate.
雙語例句
- 1. His wife, Electra , was a capable helpmeet.
- 他的妻子 愛勒克特 是個能干的內助.
來自辭典例句
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