كيف تنطق "make an honest woman"
expression
MAYK an AH-nist WOO-muhn
MAYK un ON-ist WOO-muhn
التعريف
To marry a woman, especially used to imply that the marriage will make her socially respectable, often after a romantic or sexual relationship. The expression is old-fashioned and sometimes humorous.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈɑnəst/ /ˈwʊmən
الإنجليزية البريطانية
mˈeɪk/ /ˈɐn/ /ˈɒnɪst/ /wˈʊmən
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
MAYK an AH-nist WOO-muhn
بريطاني
MAYK un ON-ist WOO-muhn
استمع في السياق
He promised to make an honest woman of her someday.
Some people said it was time for him to make an honest woman of his girlfriend.
She laughed when he said he wanted to make an honest woman of her.
Do you really think getting married will make an honest woman of her?