| 单词 | widower |
| 释义 | widower noun[C] uk/ˈwɪd.əʊ.ər/us/ˈwɪd.oʊ.ɚ/a man whosewifeorhusbandhasdiedand who has notmarriedagain 鳏夫Marriage: marital status
widower| American Dictionarywidower noun[C] us/ˈwɪd·oʊ·ər/a man whosewifehasdiedand who has notmarriedagain Examplesofwidowerwidower Typically, the widowers who had a relationship were under the age of 75, were car drivers and enjoyed good or very good health. From theCambridge English Corpus Only onewidowerin the first cohort migrated. From theCambridge English Corpus A majority of wives married to low-status widowers (71.1 per cent) were over 30. From theCambridge English Corpus Naturally, some of the widowers who resided on their own and some of the ' empty nest ' households would not have any surviving children. From theCambridge English Corpus At younger ages, a widow had more chances of remarrying (1 out of 5), but still less than widowers (1 out of 2). From theCambridge English Corpus Widows and widowers are especially vulnerable to poverty, inadequate care and neglect in old age. From theCambridge English Corpus Additionally, they expand benefits for low-earners, widows and widowers, disabled workers and young survivors. From theCambridge English Corpus The third group consisted of 52 widows and widowers, some of whom had also married more than once, accounting for a further 59 possible marriages. From theCambridge English Corpus It may be assumed with some confidence that most of the 'singles' were widows or widowers. From theCambridge English Corpus It is noteworthy that widowers with unmarried co-resident children number a mere 5, in contrast to 111 widows. From theCambridge English Corpus Swedish law did provide widows and widowers with property rights. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, widows outnumbered widowers even while women were still fecund and at risk of dying in childbirth. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, widowers were probably more attractive marriage partners than widows. From theCambridge English Corpus Onewidowerhas subsequently married for the third time, having been widowed twice. From theCambridge English Corpus Unlike widows, the widowers did not equate selfishness with freedom, or advantages in widowhood with freedom. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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