gold star wife

短语

发音

UK /ˌɡəʊld stɑː ˈwaɪf/
其它
US /ˌɡoʊld stɑɹ ˈwaɪf/

词形变化

gold star wives 复数 gold star wives

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The widow of a member of the United States armed forces who was killed in action.

    美国 政治 军事

词源

From gold star (“(attributively) relative of a United States soldier when the latter has been killed in action”) + wife. Gold star refers to stars of that colour traditionally shown on service flags displayed by families of members of the U.S. armed forces.

来源：wiktionary