in the family way

怀孕:委婉语

常用释义

词性释义

怀孕:委婉语,指女性怀孕的状态。
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It gives him great pleasure that his wife is in the family way.
他的妻子怀孕使他十分高兴。
是一种老式的表达方式,意为“怀孕”。
It seems she is in the family way.
她好象是怀孕了。
She is in the family way. They had a baby last year.
他们去年生了个孩子。
同义词
不拘礼节地;怀孕