“husband”不只有“丈夫”的意思,用错就尴尬了!

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husbandn. 丈夫 v. 节约地使用(或管理)
The word husband comes from the Old Norse hūsbōndi where hūs meant house and bōndi meant dweller.
husband 由古挪威语hūsbōndi演变而来 hūs是house的意思 , bōndi是dweller(居住者) 。
合起来就是“房子里的户主”、“一家之主”的意思 。
As a verb husband means to conserve resources and use them frugally.
作为动词 , husband的意思是节约资源 , 节约使用 。
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Because of the flooding in the area roads are cut off and everyone is being asked to husband their supplies.
由于该地区遭遇洪水 , 道路被切断 , 每个人都被要求节约物资 。
This conservation of resources sense of husband also occurs in the related noun husbandry.
husband的这种资源节约的意思也与其相似词husbandry(畜牧业)有关 。
【“husband”不只有“丈夫”的意思,用错就尴尬了!】
husbandry
n.(尤指精心经营的)农牧业
Long before husbands were hen-pecked guys who cut the grass on weekends and played with the kiddies after school they were robust men of the Earth — farmers in other words.
早在丈夫们成为周末割草、放学后陪孩子们玩耍并且怕老婆的男人之前 , 他们已是地球上强壮的人了——换句话说 , 也就是农民 。
Today you most often hear of \"crop husbandry\" which refers to raising crops; however if you practice toad husbandry — you must be raising toads.
今天 , 你最常听到的是“crop husbandry(作物栽培)” , 指的是种植作物;然而 , 如果你从事蟾蜍husbandry , 那么就是说你一定是在饲养蟾蜍 。
husbandry指的就是
“the care cultivation and the breeding of crops and animals”
对农作物和动物的照料、栽培和繁殖
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crop husbandry 种植业
animal husbandry 畜牧业
dairy husbandry 乳牛业
husbandman
n.<古>庄稼、农夫
(archaic) a person who cultivates the land; a farmer
耕种土地的人;一个农民
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Fan Ch'ih requested to be taught husbandry the Master said\"I am not so good for that as an old husbandman.\"
樊迟请学稼 , 子曰:“吾不如老农 。 ”
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