the Wife of Bath
/ðə ˌwaɪf əv ˈbɑːθ/
/ðə ˌwaɪf əv ˈbæθ/
- one of the best-known characters in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. She is a lively woman who has been married five times and makes many humorous remarks about sex. The story she tells, the Wife of Bath's Tale, is about one of King Arthur's knights. He has to find the answer to the question ‘What do women love most?’ to avoid being killed. An ugly old woman says that she will tell him the answer, but only if he marries her. He agrees, and she becomes a beautiful young woman.
巴斯的妻子：乔瑟的坎特伯雷故事中最著名的人物之一。她是一个活泼的女人，已经结婚五次，对性发表了许多幽默的评论。她讲的故事，巴斯的故事的妻子，是关于亚瑟王的骑士之一。他必须找到"女人最爱什么？一个丑陋的老妇人说，她会告诉他答案，但前提是他娶了她。他同意，她变成了一个美丽的年轻女子。