"make an honest woman" 怎么发音

expression

US

MAYK an AH-nist WOO-muhn

UK

MAYK un ON-ist WOO-muhn

释义

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.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈmeɪk/ /ˈæn/, /ən/ /ˈɑnəst/ /ˈwʊmən

英式英语

mˈeɪk/ /ˈɐn/ /ˈɒnɪst/ /wˈʊmən

简化发音

美式

MAYK an AH-nist WOO-muhn

英式

MAYK un ON-ist WOO-muhn

语境中听

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?