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 handmaid ['hænd'med]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 侍女, 女仆

  1. She is a handmaid of that family.
    她是那个家族的女仆。
  2. The handmaid led a miserable life.
    婢女过着悲惨的生活。
  3. A good dictionary is the handmaid of the linguist.
    一部好字典封语言学家的帮助甚大。


handmaid
[ noun ]
  1. in a subordinate position

  2. <noun.state>
    theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
    the state cannot be a servant of the church
  3. a personal maid or female attendant

  4. <noun.person>


Handmaid \Hand"maid`\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`), Handmaiden
\Hand"maid`en\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`'n), n.
A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
[WordNet sense 2]

2. Something or someone serving in a subordinate position;
as, theology should be the handmaiden of ethics. [WordNet
sense 1]

Syn: handmaid, servant.
[WordNet 1.5]

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