"widow" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 寡婦

Definition

寡婦是指丈夫過世後、本人沒有再婚的女性。這個詞表示她在丈夫過世後的婚姻身分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個中性、標準的名詞。可以用 'widow of' 來說明她是誰的妻子，例如 'the widow of a famous writer'。對應的男性說法是 'widower'。在敏感語境中要注意，這個詞會凸顯喪偶與婚姻身分。

Examples

Her grandmother became a widow at a young age.

她的祖母很年輕時就成了**寡婦**。

The widow lives alone in a small house.

這位**寡婦**獨自住在一間小房子裡。

People in the town helped the widow after her husband died.

她丈夫過世後，鎮上的人幫助了這位**寡婦**。

She was left a widow with two young children to raise.

她成了**寡婦**，還要扶養兩個年幼的孩子。

The article told the story of a war widow rebuilding her life.

這篇文章講述了一位戰爭**寡婦**重建生活的故事。

After years on her own, the widow finally started dating again.

獨自生活多年後，這位**寡婦**終於又開始約會了。