stepmother

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n. 继母

发音

UK /ˈstɛpmʌðə/
其它

词形变化

bonus mother stepmothers 复数 stepmothers

别名

step-mother

教材释义与例句

名词

继母，后母

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The wife of one's biological father, other than one's biological mother.

    继母

    后母

  2. 2.

    A viola, especially Viola tricolor, heartsease.

    罕用 生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

stepparent

词源

From Middle English stepmoder, from Old English stēopmōdor, from Proto-Germanic *steupamōdēr (“stepmother”), corresponding to step- + mother. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Stäifmuur (“stepmother”), Dutch stiefmoeder (“stepmother”), German Low German Steevmoder (“stepmother”), German Stiefmutter (“stepmother”), Danish stedmor (“stepmother”), Swedish styvmor (“stepmother”), Icelandic stjúpmóðir (“stepmother”). Compare also West Frisian styfmem (“stepmother”).

来源：wiktionary