单词 archwife 释义 † archwife Obs.[f. arch- 2 + wife.]‘A wife of a superior order’ (Tyrwhitt); a strong or masterful wife, a virago (‘Mannweib’ Mtzner).c1386Chaucer Clerk's T. 1139 Ye archiwyuis [v.r. Arche wiffes], stondeth at defense, Syn ye be st...