handmaid of [abstract noun]
表示某事物是另一较大目标的辅助手段，常用于抽象事物。
The new technology is a handmaid of scientific research.
这项新技术是科学研究的辅助工具。
侍女蛾（Dysauxes ancilla）
侍女；女仆
A moth of the species Dysauxes ancilla.
The queen's handmaid prepared her gown for the ball.
女王的女仆为她准备好了舞会礼服。
用法提示：此处 handmaid 作名词，意为女仆，指服侍女王的仆人。
In the historical drama, the handmaid served tea to the guests.
在这部历史剧中，侍女为客人端上了茶。
用法提示：handmaid 指侍女，执行端茶倒水等侍奉工作。
She worked as a handmaid in a wealthy household before becoming a housekeeper.
在成为管家之前，她在一个富裕家庭里做女仆。
用法提示：handmaid 表示女仆，从事家务劳动的下人。
表示某事物是另一较大目标的辅助手段，常用于抽象事物。
The new technology is a handmaid of scientific research.
这项新技术是科学研究的辅助工具。
指人的仆人身份，强调侍奉关系。
In the palace, she served as a handmaid to the queen.
在宫中，她担任女王的侍女。
用作表语，说明职业或身份。
She was a handmaid in the royal household.
她是王室的一名女仆。
grammar · medium
易错句子She worked as a handmade.
正确表达She worked as a handmaid.
handmade 是形容词或名词（手工艺品），而 handmaid 是名词（侍女），二者拼写相似但含义不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子She handmaided the queen.
正确表达She served as a handmaid to the queen.
handmaid 是名词，不能直接用作动词；需用 serve as a handmaid 表达‘做侍女’的动作。
handmaid 特指侍奉贵妇的侍女，而 maid 泛指女仆或年轻女子，范围更广。
handmaid 与 handmade 发音相似，但 handmaid 指侍女，而 handmade 指手工制作，词性和意义完全不同。
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