breadwinner

C2 FREQ #38364

n. 负担家计的人

发音

US /ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚ/
其它

词形变化

breadwinners 复数 breadwinners

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    The primary income-earner in a household.

    养家活口的人

    养家的人

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

earner wage earner

词源

From bread + winner, where to win = to earn. Compare West Frisian breawinning (“livelihood”, literally “bread-winning”), Dutch broodwinning (“livelihood”).

来源：wiktionary