handmaid

['hændmeid]
  • n. 侍女;女佣人

英英释意


1. in a subordinate position;
"theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"
"the state cannot be a servant of the church"
2. a personal maid or female attendant

英文词源


handmaid (n.)
"female servant," c. 1300, from hand (n.) in the sense in close at hand + maid. Compare Old English handþegn "personal attendant" and the original sense of handsome.

实用场景例句


The prince had appeared and subjugated the poor little handmaid.
王子出现了,这使穷苦的小丫头不胜仰慕.

辞典例句

The sons of Bilhah ( Rachel's handmaid ) : Dan and Naphtali.
辣黑耳的婢女彼耳哈的儿子: 丹和纳斐塔里.

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Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid.
妇人对他说:“请听婢女的话!”

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During the Qing Dynasty, philology was a mere handmaid of classical studies.
语言文字学在清代还只是经学的附庸.

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A good dictionary is the handmaid of the linguist.
一部好字典封语言学家的帮助甚大.

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The Handmaid's Tale is her sixth novel. "
《侍女的故事》是她的第六部长篇小说.

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She is a handmaid of that family.
她是那个家族的女仆.

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Behold the handmaid of the moon.
瞧瞧月亮的侍女.

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The handmaid led a miserable life.
婢女过着悲惨的生活.

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Hunger be the handmaid of genius.
欲望伴随着天才.

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Your handmaid is, indeed , a God - fearing woman, serving the God of heaven day.
你的婢女原是敬畏天主的人, 日夜都要服侍天上的大主.

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He said, " Hagar , Sarai's handmaid , where did you come from? Where are you going? "
对她说: “ 撒辣依的婢女哈加尔! 你从哪里来,要往哪里去? ”

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