Word · Frequency #44765
charwoman
/ˈtʃɑːwumən/
noun
打杂女工；清洁女工
a woman employed to do housework
- 1.
a human female employed to do housework
受雇做家务的女佣
受雇做家务的女佣；按日雇用的女佣
In use
The charwoman comes every Tuesday to clean the office.
The charwomen arrived early and started washing the windows.
Our neighbor employed a charwoman to help with the heavy housework.
the/ a charwoman
The charwoman arrived early every morning.
这位按日雇用的女佣每天早晨早早到达。
work as a charwoman
She worked as a charwoman to support her family.
她做按日雇用的女佣来养家糊口。
hire/employ a charwoman
They hired a charwoman for the spring cleaning.
他们雇了一位按日雇用的女佣来做春季大扫除。
Common mistakes
The charwomen is coming today.The charwoman is coming today.
charwomen 是复数形式，但句中动词和上下文暗示单数，应使用单数 charwoman。
I hired charwoman for the whole week.I hired a charwoman for the whole week.
charwoman 是可数名词单数，需要一个不定冠词 a；中文中常省略冠词，英语中必须加上。
Connections
Confusing words
- maid
- 女仆 · maid通常指长期受雇的女仆，负责日常家务；charwoman专指按日雇佣的清洁女工，工作更零散。
- housekeeper
- 管家 · housekeeper负责管理家务和协调佣人，职位更高；charwoman仅做体力清洁工作，无管理职责。
Word family
- charwomen
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.