미망인, 과부
A woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried.
예문:
"The young widow struggled to raise her two children alone after her husband passed away."
"After inheriting the estate, the widow decided to donate a large portion of the funds to charity."
"She wore black for a year to mourn her late husband, as is customary for a widow in her culture."
취미과부, 스포츠과부
A woman whose spouse spends a great deal of time away from home engaging in a specific hobby, sport, or activity, leaving her alone. (Often used in compounds like 'golf widow' or 'fishing widow').
예문:
"Since her husband bought a boat, she has become a true sailing widow every weekend."
"He spends so much time playing video games that his wife jokingly calls herself a gaming widow."
고립행, 짧은행
In typography, a short line (especially the last line of a paragraph) that appears isolated at the top of a column or page.
예문:
"Good typesetting practices require the elimination of widows and orphans to improve readability."
"The editor adjusted the line breaks to avoid leaving a widow at the beginning of the new page."
과부되게, 홀아비되게
To cause someone to become a widow or widower by dying; to lose one's spouse through death (often used in the passive voice).
예문:
"The tragic accident widowed her at the young age of 35."
"He was widowed last year and is still adjusting to life without his wife."
"Many families were widowed by the devastating flood that swept through the coastal town."