helpmeet

来自圣经an help meet for Adam,即Eve.help,帮助，meet,古义形容词匹配的，合适的，词源同match.后来连写在一起，再后来讹误成helpmate.

helpmeet (n.)

as two words in the 1611 Bible, a noun-adjective phrase; hyphenated and mistaken as a modified noun by 1670s; see helpmate.

1. His wife, Electra , was a capable helpmeet.

他的妻子 爱勒克特 是个能干的内助.

来自辞典例句

1. a helpful partner