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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries配偶
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pèi'ǒu
"请填写您配偶的姓名。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
"Both the employee and their spouse are invited to the annual company dinner."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'spouse' originates from the Latin 'sponsus', meaning 'betrothed' or 'promised'. It evolved through Old French 'espousé', which referred to a person who is married, and has been used in English since the late 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spouse" is said worldwide
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conjoint
Transliteration: conjoint
"Son conjoint l'a accompagné à la cérémonie."
Ehepartner
Transliteration: Ehepartner
"Der Ehepartner wurde über die Änderung informiert."
coniuge
Transliteration: coniuge
"Il coniuge ha firmato il contratto di locazione."
cónyuge
Transliteration: cónyuge
"Cada cónyuge tiene derecho a la mitad de los bienes."
cônjuge
Transliteration: cônjuge
"O cônjuge pode participar da reunião."
जीवनसाथी
Transliteration: jeevansathi
"वह और उसका जीवनसाथी साथ में यात्रा करते हैं।"
配偶
Transliteration: pèi'ǒu
"请填写您配偶的姓名。"
배우자
Transliteration: baewuja
"초대장은 배우자를 포함합니다."
配偶者
Transliteration: haigūsha
"配偶者と一緒にパーティーに出席しました。"
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