English Dictionary

wife-beating

形容詞

Prone to physically assaulting one's wife.

日本語の意味

妻に対して暴力を振るいやすい、妻を肉体的に暴行する傾向がある

The wife-beating husband finally faced charges after years of secrecy.

妻に暴力を振るう傾向のある夫は、長年の沈黙の後にようやく起訴された。

意味（1）

Prone to physically assaulting one's wife.

The Mishnah's mention of injuries inflicted on a woman by a man can refer to an assailant outside the family and to inadvertent assault, but the phrase surely includes a wife-beating husband, too.

more wife-beating （ comparative ）

most wife-beating （ superlative ）