"in a family way" 怎么发音
expression
in-uh FAM-uh-lee way
in-uh FAM-i-lee way
释义
A polite or old-fashioned way to say that a woman is pregnant.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfæməɫi/, /ˈfæmɫi/ /ˈweɪ
英式英语
ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /fˈæmɪli/ /wˈeɪ
简化发音
美式
in-uh FAM-uh-lee way
英式
in-uh FAM-i-lee way
语境中听
She is in a family way.
My aunt is in a family way and expecting her first child.
The doctor confirmed she was in a family way.
People started to notice she was in a family way, even before she announced it.