widowhood

n.

寡居 （期），鳏居 （期）；寡居期；

1. My interest was basically in her widowhood.
   我的兴趣基本上在于她的寡妇身分。
2. Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age.
   守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。
3. When one lover dies, a widowhood of two years is required of the survivor.
   爱人去世，未亡人要守情两年。

The depression of widowhood
Marriage, widowhood, and health-care use
Widowhood and depression: explaining long-term gender differences in vulnerability.
Widowhood and poverty in rural India: Some inferences from household survey data ☆
The impact of widowhood on depression: findings from a prospective survey.
Factors associated with mortality after widowhood.
Widowhood, health status, and the use of health services by older adults: a cross-sectional and prospective approach
Prospective patterns of resilience and maladjustment during widowhood.
The effect of widowhood on older adults' social participation: an evaluation of activity, disengagement, and continuity theories
Marital quality and psychological adjustment to widowhood among older adults: a longitudinal analysis