alewife

n. 啤酒店女主人

发音

UK /ˈeɪlwʌɪf/
US /ˈeɪlˌwaɪf/

词形变化

alewives 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A woman who keeps an alehouse.

    古体
  2. 1.

    A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.

    灰西鲱

  3. 2.

    Any of several species similar in appearance.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

fish clupeid

词源

From ale + wife.

来源：wiktionary