Step·ford wifeBrE/ˌstepfəd ˈwaɪf/NAmE/ˌstepfərd ˈwaɪf/nounawomanwhodoesnotbehaveorthinkinanindependentway, alwaysfollowingtheacceptedrulesofsocietyandobeyingherhusbandwithoutthinking斯特福德式妻子（缺乏独立性、只知遵守社会既定准则和顺从丈夫）◆She'sgraduallyturningintoaStepfordwife. 她正逐渐变成一味顺从丈夫的妻子。Expressions from literary sourcesAlice in Wonderland,Casanova,Cassandra,Don Juan,Dorian Gray,Falstaffian,Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde,Lilliputian,Lothario,Orwellian,Pandora’s box,Peter Pan,Pied Piper,Pollyanna,Rip Van Winkle,Ruritanian,Scrooge,Shangri-La,Sherlock,Stepford Wife,Svengali,Tweedledum and Tweedledee,Utopia,Walter MittyORIGINFromthetitleofthebookandfilm/movieTheStepfordWives, inwhichagroupofwomenwhobehaveinthiswayareinfactrobots.源自小说和同名电影《斯特福德的妻子们》，影片中的女人实为机器人。