uxorious 的词源

“关于妻子，特有或适合已婚女性的”，这个词最早出现在1778年，源自拉丁语 uxoris（参见 uxorious）+ -al (1)。有时也用来表示 uxorius 的意思。

We still say that a husband hangs out the broom when his wife goes from home for a short time; and on such occasions a broom besom has been exhibited as a signal that the house was freed from uxorial restraint, and where the master might be considered as a temporary bachelor. [Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, notes to "The Tempest," 1778]

我们仍然说，当妻子短暂离家时，丈夫会 hangs out the broom；在这种情况下，一把 broom 扫帚被展示出来，作为房子摆脱了妻子约束的信号，主人可以被视为临时单身汉。[塞缪尔·约翰逊和乔治·斯蒂文斯，《暴风雨》注释，1778年]

1804年，指“谋杀妻子”；1830年，指“杀妻者”。这个词来源于法语 uxoricide，也可能是从拉丁语 uxor（意为“妻子”，参见 uxorious）和 -cide（意为“杀”或“杀手”）结合而成的。相关词汇：Uxoricidal。