spouse
spouse 英 [spaʊs] 美 [spaʊs, spaʊz]
n. 配偶
名词复数:spouses
- A spouse is your companion, your mate, your partner. In ye olden times, spouse was used as a verb meaning “to marry,” but nowadays, it functions as a noun referring to either husband or wife.
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- n. 配偶
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1. You and your spouse both have to sign this contract.
你和你的配偶都需要签这份合同。
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2. spousal consent
配偶的同意
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3. spousal abuse
虐待配偶
- spouse (n.) c. 1200, "a married person, either one of a married pair, but especially a married woman in relation to her husband," also "Christ or God as the spiritual husband of the soul, the church, etc.," also "marriage, the wedded state," from Old French spous (fem. spouse) "marriage partner," variant of espous/espouse (Modern French épous/épouse), from Latin sponsus "bridegroom" (fem. sponsa "bride"), literally "betrothed," from masc. and fem. past participle of spondere "to bind oneself, promise solemnly," from PIE *spend- "to make an offering, perform a rite" (see spondee). Spouse-breach (early 13c.) was an old name for "adultery."
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