名詞 housewife:

1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
   同義詞：homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house

1. Her mother is a thrifty housewife.
   她媽媽是一個節(jié)儉的主婦。
2. She's a housewife when she's not teaching English, that is.
   她是個家庭主婦－－是指她不教英語的時候。
3. My mother is a housewife.
   我媽媽是個家庭婦女。
4. The American housewife probably goes shopping only once or twice a week.
   美國家庭主婦可能一星期只購物一、二次。
5. She is a career woman rather than a housewife.
   她是職業(yè)婦女而不是家庭主婦。
6. Many women chose to be a housewife after marriage.
   許多婦女選擇了在婚后當家庭主婦。

house.wife

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 house.wives[-wovz.]
A woman who manages her own household as her main occupation.
家庭主婦：以管理家庭事務為其主要職責的女性
[hôz.f] A small container for needles, thread, and other sewing equipment.
[hôz.f] 針線盒：用來放置針、線和其他縫紉用品的盒子

來源：
Middle English houswif
中古英語 houswif
house [house] * see house
house [家，房屋] *參見 house
wife [wife] * see wife
wife [妻子] *參見 wife