widowhood

英 ['wɪdəʊhʊd] 美 ['wɪdoʊhʊd]

• n. 寡妇的身份；守寡

英英释义

Noun:

1. the time of a woman's life when she is a widow

2. the state of being a widow who has not remarried

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. My interest was basically in her widowhood.
   我的兴趣基本上在于她的寡妇身分。
2. Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age.
   守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。
3. When one lover dies, a widowhood of two years is required of the survivor.
   爱人去世，未亡人要守情两年。