Although Olga loved Jack, that image of wifehood (hers, not his) was so noxious that subconsciously she knew she couldn't sustain it. 虽然Olga爱Jack,但是这种(她产生而不是他产生的)妻子形象太有毒害性,以至于在潜意识里自己知道无法维系下去。
To him womanhood is summed up in one of its attributes — wifehood, or its unlegalized equivalent.
对他来说,女性身份可以概括为它的一种属性——妻子身份, 或者其非法的等价物。
米德尔马契(二)
Decidedly, this woman was too young to be on the formidable level of wifehood — unless she had been pale and featureless and taken everything for granted.