henpecked

[ˈhenpekt]
  • henpecked
  • adj.

    (男子)受妻子管制的,惧内的;

  • v.

    惧内( henpeck的过去式和过去分词 );

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    hen,母鸡,peck,啄。比喻用法。根据美国动物学家阿利(W.C.Allee,1885-1955)的研究,雌禽之间的所谓pecking order(长幼尊卑的次序)有一定的型式最长的或最凶的可啄次长的或次凶的,次长的或次凶的则可啄幼小的或一般的,依此类推。虽然在鸡群中母鸡很少啄公鸡,因公鸡为鸡群之首。但在17世纪时人们普遍认为母鸡常常啄级别比它低的小公鸡的毛。于是有人将专横的妻子与好斗的母鸡相比拟,造出了henpecked一词,以此表示“常受老婆责骂的”或“怕老婆的”。英国诗人勃特勒(Samuel Butler,1612-1680)是第一个给该词下定义的人。桂冠诗人德莱顿(John Dryden,1631-1700)诉苦说,他常受老婆的气,用了henpecked一词。作家斯梯尔(Richard Steele,1672-1729)把古希腊哲学家苏格拉底戏谑地称作the undoubted head of the Sect of the Henpecked(惧内者的当然领袖)。诗人拜伦(G.G.Byron,1788-1824)在《唐璜》(Don Juan)一书中写下了如下名句“But-oh!ye lords of ladies intellectual,/Inform us truly,have they not henpeck'd you all.”

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    hen,母鸡,peck,啄。比喻用法。

1、

He is a typical henpecked husband.

他是个典型的“妻管严”.

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2、

A henpecked husband always gives in to his wife.

妻管严丈夫总是屈服于妻子.

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3、

He is such a muddlehead; I can see he's going to be henpecked.

鸿渐真是糊涂虫, 我看他将来要怕老婆的.

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4、

After getting married, he turns to be henpecked.

结婚后他完全变成了“气管炎”.

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5、

Amoeba or Henpecked Husband? hey ? e One and the Same!

变形虫还是惧内的丈夫? 本是同根生!

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6、

People refer the man who was afraid of his wife as henpecked.

人们把那个怕老婆的男人叫“妻管严”.

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7、

A henpecked husband is one who always agrees to do what his wife wants.

怕老婆的丈夫就是一个愿向老婆屈服的人.

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8、

Mr. Wrong a short novel written by Yi Shu, describes the lives of henpecked men.

亦舒的短篇小说《错先生》描述了“妻管严”男士的生活.

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9、

Only a coward is still sitting there not moving, we think that only this is henpecked.

只有胆小鬼还坐在那儿不动, 大家以为只有这位是不怕老婆的.

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10、

He compared the a marriage in which the wife was bossing around her henpecked husband.

他将之比作婚姻关系,妻子颐指气使而丈夫唯唯诺诺.

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11、

Shanghai men are jokingly called henpecked husbands.

上海男人常被戏谑为“妻管严”.

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12、

Mr Wilson is henpecked by his wife; she wears the pants in that family.

威尔逊先生怕老婆; 在他家里,他太太说了算.

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13、

Coward henpecked, my wife always says before a stranger afraid of him.

胆小鬼怕老婆, 在外人面前总说老婆怕他.

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