uxorious
英 [ʌk'sɔːrɪəs]
美 [ʌk'sorɪəs]
英語の語源
- uxorious (adj.)
- "excessively fond of or submissive to one's wife," 1590s, from Latin uxorius "of or pertaining to a wife," also "devoted to a wife" or "ruled by a wife," from uxor (genitive uxoris) "wife," according to Watkins from PIE *uk-sor- "'she who gets accustomed" (to a new household)' after patrilocal marriage."
例文
- 1. There are those who regard him as the uxorious spouse of a beautiful wife.
- 美貌の妻をかわいがる夫だと思っている人もいる。