midwife

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n. 助产士, 接生婆 [医] 助产士

发音

其它 /ˈmɪd.waɪf/

词形变化

midwives 复数 midwives midwifed midwifes 三单 midwifes midwifing midwived midwiving midwifing 现在分词 midwifed 过去式 midwifed 过去分词

别名

midwive

教材释义与例句

名词

助产士；促成因素

动词

助胎儿出生；促成

释义与例句

n. C1
  1. 1.

    A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

    接生婆

    助产士

    产婆

    接生员

    稳婆

    执妈

    执仔婆

    抾囝母

    医学

    A hundred years ago, a midwife would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.

    Modernly, a hospital midwife is usually a registered nurse.

  2. 2.

    Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.

    促成者

    比喻 罕用
v.
  1. 1.

    To act as a midwife.

    助产

    接生

    及物
  2. 2.

    To facilitate the emergence of.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

accoucheuse

上位词 2

woman nurse

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English midwif, corresponding to mid (“with”) + wif (“woman, wife, female”). It appears not to be entirely clear whether the original understanding was “with-woman” in the sense of “attending/assisting woman”, or “they who are with the woman” (namely the mother).

来源：wiktionary