wife-in-law

短语

发音

/ˌwaɪf ɪn ˈlɔː/
/ˈwaɪfɪnlɔː/

词形变化

wives-in-law 复数 wives-in-law

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wife in law only, such as one who has abandoned her husband

  2. 2.

    A wife who provides domestic or social support, but not love or affection

  3. 3.

    Another wife of one's husband. Typically used in cases of divorce and subsequent remarriage for one's husband's ex-wife, but sometimes used in polygamy for a co-wife.

词源

From wife + -in-law.

来源：wiktionary