hen·pecked /ˈhenpekt/ adjectiveadj RELATIONSHIPOBEYa man who is henpecked is always being told what to do by his wife, and is afraid to disagree with her 〔男人〕怕老婆的,惧内的 a henpecked husband 怕老婆的丈夫
henpecked• In some polygamous species, such as the patas monkey, the males become henpecked.• Celie strived not to conform to a stereotyped henpecked housebound wife.• Rip Van Winkle, a kindly, lazy, henpecked man, set out for a remote part of the Catskill Mountains.