handmaiden
名词
1. 侍女;女仆: - The princess was attended by her faithful handmaiden. (公主有她忠实的侍女陪伴。) 2. 有助于某事物的人或物: - Education is often seen as the handmaiden of progress. (教育常被视为进步的助推力。)形容词
1. 有助于某事物的;辅助性的: - Technology is a handmaiden tool for modern communication. (技术是现代通讯的辅助工具。) 2. 服从的;顺从的: - The handmaiden disciples followed their guru's teachings without question. (侍从信徒毫不犹豫地遵循他们的导师教导。)词语辨析
- handmaiden与maid和servant都可以表示"侍女"的意思,但handmaiden带有一种更为崇高或尊贵的含义,常用来形容公主、女王等身份高贵的女性所使用的侍女。maid更常用于一般家庭或旅馆中的女仆,servant可以泛指各种家庭中的佣人。词汇扩充
- handmaid: 与handmaiden同义,意为"侍女"。近义词
- maid, servant, attendant, lady-in-waiting反义词
- master, employer, boss柯林斯词典解释
名词 1. (old-fashioned) A handmaiden is a female servant. 2. A handmaiden is a woman who helps and supports someone or something.牛津词典解释
名词 1. (archaic) A female servant. 2. A woman who is subservient or subordinate to someone or something.用法
- handmaiden常用作名词,表示"侍女"或"有助于某事物的人或物"。在形容词形式中,表示"有助于某事物的"或"服从的"。例句
- The princess was attended by her faithful handmaiden. (公主有她忠实的侍女陪伴。)
- Education is often seen as the handmaiden of progress. (教育常被视为进步的助推力。)
- Technology is a handmaiden tool for modern communication. (技术是现代通讯的辅助工具。)
- The handmaiden disciples followed their guru's teachings without question. (侍从信徒毫不犹豫地遵循他们的导师教导。)
- The handmaidens diligently served their queen in the palace. (侍女们在宫殿中勤勤恳恳地侍奉着女王。)
- The discovery of electricity was a handmaiden to the Industrial Revolution. (电的发现为工业革命做出了贡献。)
- She considered herself a handmaiden to the arts, supporting local artists and promoting their work. (她视自己为艺术的助手,支持本地艺术家并推广他们的作品。)
- In this company, the employees are not treated as handmaidens, but as valued team members. (在这家公司,员工不是被当作侍从,而是被当作重要的团队成员对待。)
- She was always a handmaiden to her husband's ambitions, putting his career before her own. (她总是顺从于丈夫的抱负,将他的事业置于自己之前。)
- As a handmaid to the queen, she had access to privileged information and played a crucial role in decision-making. (作为女王的侍女,她可以接触到特权信息,并在决策中扮演着关键的角色。)
- He considered his smartphone to be an essential handmaiden for managing his daily tasks. (他认为智能手机是管理日常任务的必备工具。)
- The handmaiden device helped improve the efficiency of the manufacturing process. (这个辅助设备帮助提高了制造过程的效率。)
- She was the handmaiden of a great artist, assisting him in his studio and managing his affairs. (她是一位伟大艺术家的女助手,在他的工作室里帮助他并管理他的事务。)
- The handmaiden's loyalty to her mistress was unwavering, even in the face of adversity. (侍女对女主人的忠诚始终如一,即使面临困境也不动摇。)
- Her role as a handmaiden was to ensure the comfort and well-being of the royal family. (她作为侍女的角色是确保皇室家庭的舒适和幸福。)
- Handmaidens were expected to be discreet and maintain the confidentiality of their employers. (侍女们被期望保密,并保持雇主的机密性。)
- She saw herself not as a handmaiden but as a partner in their shared goals and aspirations. (她把自己看作是共同目标和愿望的伙伴,而不是侍女。)
- The handmaidens served tea to the guests with grace and elegance. (侍女们优雅地为客人奉茶。)
- Handmaidens were responsible for dressing the queen and ensuring she looked her best for public appearances. (侍女们负责为女王打扮,并确保她在公众场合看起来最好。)
- He considered himself the handmaiden of justice, fighting tirelessly for the rights of the oppressed. (他认为自己是正义的助手,为受压迫者的权益不知疲倦地战斗。)