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.