習(xí)語(yǔ)：a hen-pecked husband
知識(shí)點(diǎn)津：hen-pecked表示“受老婆虐待或怕老婆的人”，所以a hen-pecked husband指的是“怕老婆的人”，和中文的“妻管嚴(yán)”類似。
支持范例：
He is a hen-pecked husband and his wife wears the trousers on all the matters.
他是個(gè)“妻管嚴(yán)”，家里事無(wú)巨細(xì)全由老婆說(shuō)了算。
He never does anything without asking his wife first—he's a completely hen-pecked husband.
他做任何事都要首先請(qǐng)示他老婆—他是個(gè)十足的“妻管嚴(yán)”。
Yes, everyone knows he is a hen-pecked husband.
對(duì)呀，大家都知道他家有母老虎。
迷你對(duì)話：
A :Does your wife work?
你的妻子工作嗎？
B :Yes, she does. She works at home.
是的，她在家工作。
A :Oh, I understand. She cooks, cleans and takes care of children. Is that right?
哦，我明白了。他做飯，打掃屋子，看孩子，對(duì)嗎？
B :Oh, no. Most of the time I do these things. She is a writer.
哦，不。大多數(shù)時(shí)間是我干這些活。她是個(gè)作家。
A :You are reallya hen-pecked husband.
你可真是個(gè)“妻管嚴(yán)”呀。
詞海拾貝：
take care of：照顧，照料
I ached to be of an age to take care of myself.
我巴望能到自食其力的年齡。
I' ll take care of the affairs of office.
我來(lái)處理辦公室的日常事務(wù)。