midwife

KK [ˋmɪˏdwaɪf] /ˈmɪˌdwaɪf/

名詞

  1. 1

    助產士、接生員

    The midwife stayed with her through the entire labor.

    助產士全程陪在她身邊直到生產結束。

  2. 2

    催生者、促成者比喻

    He is often called the midwife of the country's democratic reforms.

    他常被稱為該國民主改革的催生者。

動詞

  1. 1

    接生、助產

    She has midwifed hundreds of babies in this rural clinic.

    她在這家鄉間診所為數百個嬰兒接生過。

  2. 2

    促成、催生比喻

    The treaty was midwifed by years of quiet negotiation.

    這份條約是多年低調協商所促成的。