以下是"widower"与"widow"的用法辨析:
1. 性别差异
- widower:专指丧妻的男性(鳏夫)
例:After his wife's passing, Mr. Johnson became a widower.
- widow:指丧夫的女性(寡妇/遗孀)
例:The widow wore black during the mourning period.
2. 词源特征
两者均源自古英语"widewe",但:
- widower = widow + 阳性后缀"-er"(16世纪出现)
- widow 本身可作动词,意为"使成为寡妇"(现代用法少见)
3. 特殊用法
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A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married again.
A woman who has lost her husband by death, and has not married again; one living bereaved of a husband.
In various games (such as "hearts"), any extra hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. It may be taken by one of the players under certain circumstances.
Widowed.
To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; - rarely used except in the past participle.
To deprive of one who is loved; to strip of anything beloved or highly esteemed; to make desolate or bare; to bereave.
A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married again.
A woman who has lost her husband by death, and has not married again; one living bereaved of a husband.
In various games (such as "hearts"), any extra hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. It may be taken by one of the players under certain circumstances.
Widowed.
To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a husband; - rarely used except in the past participle.
To deprive of one who is loved; to strip of anything beloved or highly esteemed; to make desolate or bare; to bereave.