| 单词 | Stepford wife |
| 释义 | Step·ford wifeBrE /ˌstepfəd ˈwaɪf/ NAmE /ˌstepfərd ˈwaɪf/ noun a woman who does not behave or think in an independent way , always following the accepted rules of society and obeying her husband without thinking 斯特福德式妻子（缺乏独立性、只知遵守社会既定准则和顺从丈夫）◆ She's gradually turning into a Stepford wife . 她正逐渐变成一味顺从丈夫的妻子。Expressions from literary sourcesAlice in Wonderland,Casanova,Cassandra,Don Juan,Dorian Gray,Falstaffian,Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde,Lilliputian,Lothario,Orwellian,Pandora’s box,Peter Pan,Pied Piper,Pollyanna,Rip Van Winkle,Ruritanian,Scrooge,Shangri-La,Sherlock,Stepford Wife,Svengali,Tweedledum and Tweedledee,Utopia,Walter MittyORIGINFrom the title of the book and film /movie The Stepford Wives , in which a group of women who behave in this way are in fact robots .源自小说和同名电影《斯特福德的妻子们》，影片中的女人实为机器人。 |
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