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源自中古英语 'widowere',与 'widow'(寡妇)同源,后缀 '-er' 表示男性。
❶ 指丧偶后未再婚的男性,即妻子去世后保持单身状态的丈夫。
“After his wife passed away, he became a widower.”
(妻子去世后,他成了一名鳏夫。)
“The support group helps widowers cope with their loss.”
(这个互助小组帮助鳏夫们应对丧偶之痛。)
lonely widower — 形容失去配偶后感到孤独的男性,强调其情感状态。
“The lonely widower spent most evenings by the fireplace.”
(这位孤独的鳏夫大多数夜晚都在壁炉边度过。)