Stepford wife
noun /ˈstepfəd waɪf/
/ˈstepfərd waɪf/
- 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。
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词源From the title of the book and film The Stepford Wives, in which a group of women who behave in this way are in fact robots. - She's gradually turning into a Stepford wife.