waif是什么意思_waif的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

The waif suddenly fainted on his doorstep.

这个不太健康的孩子突然晕倒在了家门口。
The security guard saw a poor waif at the door.

保安在门口看到了一个可怜的流浪儿。
She took some food for the waifs in the neighborhood.

她给小区里的无家可归的小动物带了些食物。

近义词

释义

a homeless and helpless person, especially a neglected or abandoned child

无家可归者；流浪儿（尤指被遗弃的孩子）

she is foster-mother to various waifs and strays.

她收养了多个弃儿和流浪儿。

a person who appears thin or poorly nourished

瘦人；营养不良的人。

an abandoned pet animal

无主宠物。

类似拼写词

waifn.无家可归者；流浪儿；瘦人；营养不良的人；无主宠物
waitv.等候；等待；迫不及待；侍候进餐；当侍者；等着；推迟；在路边临时停车；等候…的时机

词源

"late Middle English： from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old Northern French gaif, probably of Scandinavian origin． Early use was often in waif and stray, as a legal term denoting a piece of property found and, if unclaimed, falling to the lord of the manor．"