• n. 合作者；伙伴；配偶

來自圣經(jīng)an help meet for Adam,即Eve.help,幫助，meet,古義形容詞匹配的，合適的，詞源同match.后來連寫在一起，再后來訛誤成helpmate.

helpmeet (n.)

as two words in the 1611 Bible, a noun-adjective phrase; hyphenated and mistaken as a modified noun by 1670s; see helpmate.

1. His wife, Electra , was a capable helpmeet.

他的妻子 愛勒克特 是個(gè)能干的內(nèi)助.

來自辭典例句