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词汇 helpmate
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helpmate

noun
/ˈhelpmeɪt/
/ˈhelpmeɪt/
(also less frequent helpmeet
/ˈhelpmiːt/
/ˈhelpmiːt/
)
(formal or literary)
  1. a helpful partner, especially a wife得力的伴侣;(尤指)贤内助
    词源late 17th cent. (as helpmeet): from a mistaken reading of Gen. 2:18, 20, where Adam's future wife is described as “an help meet for him” (i.e. a suitable helper for him). The variant helpmate came into use in the early 18th cent.
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