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。
打杂女工;清洁女工
受雇做家务的女佣;按日雇用的女佣
a woman employed to do housework
受雇做家务的女佣
a human female employed to do housework
The charwoman comes every Tuesday to clean the office.
这位女佣每周二来办公室打扫。
用法提示:名词单数,表示按日雇用的女佣,用于描述定期工作。
The charwomen arrived early and started washing the windows.
女佣们早早到达,开始擦窗户。
用法提示:名词复数形式charwomen,表示多名女佣同时工作。
Our neighbor employed a charwoman to help with the heavy housework.
我们的邻居雇了一位女佣来帮忙做繁重的家务。
用法提示:名词单数,表示受雇做家务的女性,强调雇佣关系。
The charwoman arrived early every morning.
这位按日雇用的女佣每天早晨早早到达。
She worked as a charwoman to support her family.
她做按日雇用的女佣来养家糊口。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The charwomen is coming today.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I hired charwoman for the whole week.
正确表达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。
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。
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