Word · Frequency #22861
housemaid
/ˈhausmeid/
noun
女佣
核心释义
a female domestic servant
- 1.
负责打扫房屋的女性家务工
A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house.
负责打扫房屋的女性家务工
用法In use
The housemaid dusted the furniture every morning.
用法提示：句中“housemaid”为名词单数，意为女性佣人。
They hired two housemaids to manage the large house.
用法提示：复数形式“housemaids”表示多名女佣。
The old housemaid retired after thirty years of service.
用法提示：名词“housemaid”前加形容词修饰，指女性帮佣。
work as a housemaid
常见的职业表达方式。
She worked as a housemaid for a wealthy family.
她为一个富裕家庭做女佣。
housemaid for [family]
表示服务对象，后常接家庭或人名。
The housemaid for the Smiths has been with them for years.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- housemaid's knee
- 女佣膝（髌前滑囊炎）
- She developed housemaid's knee from kneeling to scrub the floors.她因跪着擦地板而患上了女佣膝（髌前滑囊炎）。
- housemaid's closet
- 清洁工具储藏室
- The mop and bucket are kept in the housemaid's closet.拖把和水桶放在清洁工具储藏室里。
- housemaid's sink
- 深口洗涤槽（女佣用）
- She rinsed the rags in the housemaid's sink.她在深口洗涤槽里冲洗抹布。
- work as a housemaid
- 做女佣，当女佣
- She worked as a housemaid in a grand London house.她在伦敦一所大宅里做女佣。
- employ a housemaid
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 housemaid 拆成 house（房屋）+ maid（女仆）：房屋里的女仆专管打扫，记住 house+maid=打扫房屋的女佣。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史语境、文学作品 该词通常带有旧式书面色彩，多用于历史或文学语境，指负责打扫房屋的女性佣工；在现代日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
maid、made、paid、shade、grade 都以 /eɪd/ 结尾，读音相近；注意 housemaid 的重音在 house- 上，所以它们不完全与 housemaid 押韵。said 拼写也含 -aid，但发音为 /sed/，不可读作 /seɪd/。
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