handmaid

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

Translation

n. 侍女;女傭人
Word Forms
複數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.

創33:2並且叫兩個使女和她們的孩子在前頭,利亞和她的孩子在後頭,拉結和約瑟在盡後頭。

to serve as a handmaid

充當侍女

to be a handmaid to someone

爲某人服務

to work as a handmaid

做侍女工作

to assist as a handmaid

作爲侍女協助

to follow the orders of the handmaid

聽從侍女的命令

Real-world Examples

" My handmaids say there are ghosts here" .

" 我的女僕說這裏有鬼魂。"

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.

那時候你和Damon也住在這。-她的名字叫Emily。她是Katherine的女傭還是個女巫。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

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

" 您的侍女也玩這種棋嗎?" 德雷問。

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.

使女的作用是爲有不孕妻子的高級指揮官生孩子。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

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

一個穿着華麗的小公主,拒絕了僕人遞來的一杯水。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

She did the work of the handmaid, just so.

她做使女的工作,就這樣。

Source: Complete English Speech Collection

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

“他們確實說了各種各樣的謊言,”女僕說。

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part 1)

Love's handmaids are our life-long friends.

愛情的使女是我們終生的朋友。

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.

當她的女侍們趕過來時,她激動地吩咐個不停。

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.

我以一個橘子的代價,打發了侍奉我爲使女的小孤兒。

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

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