Dreye權威釋義|husband

n.

丈夫[C]
Jack will make an ideal husband for her.
傑克將是她理想的丈夫。

vt.

節儉地管理；節約地使用
You must husband your strength after your illness.
你生病之後一定要節省體力。

辨析

同義:

vt.節約地使用

save economize preserve keep reserve scrimp skimp

n.丈夫

spouse mate married man

反義:

n.「丈夫」的反義字

wife

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

a married man considered in relation to his wife.

v.

use (resources) economically.

Derivative

husbander n. (rare).
husbandhood n.
husbandless adj.
husbandly adj.

Etymology

OE (in the senses ‘male head of a household’ and ‘steward’), from ON húsbóndi ‘master of a house’, from hús ‘house’ + bóndi ‘occupier and tiller of the soil’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》