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单词 helpmate
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N3841381helpmateSpoken.2Fiction.19Magazine.18Newspaper.13Academic.29

helpmate

/ˈhelpmeɪt/
(亦作 helpmeet /-miːt/ )
noun
a helpful companion or partner, especially one's husband or wife
有帮助的同伴(或伴侣)(尤指丈夫或妻子)。
词源
late 17th cent. (as helpmeet): from an erroneous reading of Gen. 2:18, 20, where Adam's future wife is described as 'an help meet for him' (i.e. a suitable helper for him). The variant helpmate came into use in the early 18th cent.
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