handmaid

[US]/'hændmeid/
[UK]/ˈhændˌmed/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 侍女;女佣人
Word Forms
复数handmaids

Example Sentences

Gen 33:2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

创33:2并且叫两个使女和她们的孩子在前头,利亚和她的孩子在后头,拉结和约瑟在尽后头。

to serve as a handmaid

充当侍女

to be a handmaid to someone

为某人服务

to work as a handmaid

做侍女工作

to assist as a handmaid

作为侍女协助

to follow the orders of the handmaid

听从侍女的命令

Real-world Examples

" My handmaids say there are ghosts here" .

" 我的女仆说这里有鬼魂。"

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

When you and Damon lived here. -Her name was Emily. She was Katherine's handmaid and a witch.

那时候你和Damon也住在这。-她的名字叫Emily。她是Katherine的女佣还是个女巫。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

" Does your handmaid play the game as well" ? asked Drey.

" 您的侍女也玩这种棋吗?" 德雷问。

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

Now, the role of a handmaid is to produce children for high-ranking commanders that have infertile wives.

使女的作用是为有不孕妻子的高级指挥官生孩子。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

A well-dressed child princess refuses a glass of water from a handmaid, while a dwarf teases a dog.

一个穿着华丽的小公主,拒绝了仆人递来的一杯水。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

She did the work of the handmaid, just so.

她做使女的工作,就这样。

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

'They do say all sorts of trumpery, ' observed the handmaid.

“他们确实说了各种各样的谎言,”女仆说。

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part 1)

Love's handmaids are our life-long friends.

爱情的使女是我们终生的朋友。

Source: Lazy Person's Thoughts Journal

She said as much to her handmaids when they came. " What does Your Grace wish to wear" ? asked Missandei.

当她的女侍们赶过来时,她激动地吩咐个不停。

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

I have dismissed, with the fee of an orange, the little orphan who serves me as a handmaid.

我以一个橘子的代价,打发了侍奉我为使女的小孤儿。

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

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