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maid

UK //meɪd//US //meɪd//

词源

源自中古英语 'maide',是 'maiden' 的缩写形式,最初指未婚的年轻女子,后来也用于指女佣。

noun

❶ 指受雇从事家务劳动的女性,通常负责打扫、做饭等日常家务工作。

“The maid comes every Monday to clean the house.”

(女佣每周一来打扫房子。)

“She worked as a maid in a wealthy family for many years.”

(她在一个富裕家庭做了多年的女佣。)

❶ 旧时指未婚的年轻女子,尤指少女或处女。

“In the old days, a young maid would often marry at a very young age.”

(在过去,年轻的少女常常在很小的时候就结婚。)

“The poem describes a fair maid walking by the river.”

(这首诗描述了一位美丽的少女在河边散步。)

同义词:housekeeper, servant, domestic worker, chambermaid, housemaid

常见短语

maid of honor — 在婚礼中陪伴新娘的未婚女性,通常是新娘的好友或姐妹,负责协助新娘。

“Her sister was her maid of honor at the wedding.”

(她的姐姐在婚礼上是她的伴娘。)

old maid — 指年长未婚的女性,有时带有贬义,暗示她可能因为年龄大而难以结婚。

“She didn't want to end up an old maid, so she married her childhood friend.”

(她不想成为老姑娘,所以嫁给了她的童年好友。)