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jointure

/ˈdʒɔɪntʃər/ /ˈdʒɔɪntʃʊər/

Meanings
noun

接合，关节。

A joining; a joint.

Examples :

"The loose jointure of the old wooden chair made it wobble whenever someone sat on it. "
那把旧木椅子的连接处很松动，所以每次有人坐上去，椅子都会摇晃。
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noun

赡养费， 寡妇产.

An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's death, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.

Examples :

"Upon their marriage, Mr. Smith provided a generous jointure for Mrs. Smith, ensuring she would have a comfortable income and a house to live in should he predecease her. "
史密斯先生和史密斯太太结婚时，史密斯先生为史密斯太太准备了一份丰厚的寡妇产/赡养费，确保万一他不幸去世，她也能有舒适的收入和房子居住。
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Related Words

Illustration landowner

landowner noun

/ˈlændˌəʊ.nə/ /ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/

地主，土地所有者

"The landowner built a fence around the property to keep the cows in. "

这个地主在自己的土地周围建了一道栅栏， чтобы 牛 не跑出去。

Illustration financial

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

金融的，财政的

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

自从我叔叔开始新工作后，家里的经济状况就好转了。

Illustration provided

provided verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/

挣钱，养家糊口.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

Illustration marriage

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

婚姻，结合

"You should enter marriage for love."

你应该因为爱而步入婚姻。

Illustration joining

joining verb

/ˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/

加入，连接。

"The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe."

水管工把断裂水管的两端连接了起来。

Illustration generous

generous adjective

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/

慷慨，大方，仁义

"Thank you for your generous words."

感谢您如此仁义的称赞。

Illustration security

security noun

/sɪˈkjɔːɹəti/ /səˈkjɔɹ.ɪˌti/

安全，保障，安稳。

"The family prioritized security by installing a strong lock on the front door. "

这家人为了确保安全，在门上安装了坚固的锁。

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

棉被，被子.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

我奶奶给她床买了一床新的厚棉被。

Illustration predecease

predecease noun

/ˌpɹiːdəˈsiːs/

先逝，早逝。

"You're right, "predecease" is a VERB, not a noun. My apologies! Here's a sentence that uses it correctly: "It is always heartbreaking when a child predeceases their parents." "

孩子比父母先去世，总是令人心碎。

Illustration satisfaction

satisfaction noun

/sætɪsˈfækʃən/

满意，满足感

"After studying hard for the exam, the student felt a great satisfaction. "

认真备考之后，这个学生感到非常大的满足感。

Illustration whenever

whenever adverb

/wəˈnɛvə/ /hwəˈnɛvɚ/

无论何时， 不论何时

"Whenever will I find time to finish that jigsaw?"

我到底什么时候才能找到时间拼完那个拼图啊？

Illustration ensuring

ensuring verb

/ɪnˈʃɔːɹɪŋ/ /ɪnˈʃɝɪŋ/

确保，保证。

"My parents are ensuring my younger sister gets to school on time every day. "

我爸妈每天都保证我妹妹按时到学校。