大家好,今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——妻管严, 这个短语的英文表达是:
1.hen-pecked (指男子)受妻子管治的,惧内的
Example:
Jack is the most hen-pecked man I've ever known.
杰克是我所知道的最怕老婆的人。
He's been bossed around by his wife. He's so hen-pecked.
他总是被老婆呼来唤去的,他太“妻管严”了。
Don't so be hen-pecked. Show her you're the boss!
别这么“妻管严”,让她知道你才是老大!
2. Wear the pants(当家掌权)
to be the person in charge in a marriage or family
为什么穿裤子会表示当家作主的人呢?
原来在以前,男子穿裤子,而女子一般穿裙子,
穿裤子的男子是一家之主,
后来有些女子因为丈夫出门在外,
不得不成为一家之主,所以就说这个女子wear the pants。
而当家庭中占主导地位的是女方的话,
就有点类似于妻管严。
Example:
Wendy has the best-paid job and she also wears the pants in the family.
温迪的工资待遇最好,她也是一家之主。
Lisa has to wear the pants because her husband has gone out for work.
丽萨不得不成为一家之主,因为她的丈夫外出务工了。
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