midwife: [14] A midwife is etymologically a ‘with-woman’. The mid- element represents the long extinct preposition mid ‘with’ (its Germanic relatives are still alive and well: German mit, Dutch met, and Swedish and Danish med). Wife preserves the original meaning of Old English wīf, ‘woman’. The idea underlying the word is that a midwife is ‘with’ a woman giving birth.
midwife (n.)
c. 1300, "woman assisting," literally "woman who is 'with' " (the mother at birth), from Middle English mid "with" (see mid) + wif "woman" (see wife). Cognate with German Beifrau.
实用例句
1. The midwife gave him a warm bath.
助产士给他洗了个热水澡。来自柯林斯例句
2. "You're doing really well," her midwife said encouragingly.
“你做得很好，”助产士鼓励道。来自柯林斯例句
3. The midwife delivered her sister.
那位助产护士给她妹妹接生.来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Darren's girlfriend is a midwife.
达伦的女朋友是个助产士.来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Tell your midwife what you want so she can make a note of it and avoid misunderstandings.
