helpmeet
英 ['helpmi:t]
美
- n. 合作者；伙伴；配偶
中文詞源
helpmeet 伙伴
來(lái)自圣經(jīng)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(lái)連寫(xiě)在一起，再后來(lái)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. His wife, Electra , was a capable helpmeet.
- 他的妻子 愛(ài)勒克特 是個(gè)能干的內(nèi)助.
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