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。
负责打扫房屋的女性家务工
a female domestic servant
负责打扫房屋的女性家务工
A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house.
The housemaid dusted the furniture every morning.
女佣每天早晨擦拭家具。
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.
他们雇了两名女佣来打理这栋大房子。
用法提示：复数形式“housemaids”表示多名女佣。
The old housemaid retired after thirty years of service.
那位老女佣服务三十年后退休了。
用法提示：名词“housemaid”前加形容词修饰，指女性帮佣。
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。
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.
史密斯家的女佣已经为他们工作多年了。
动词 employ 搭配，表示雇佣关系。
They decided to employ a housemaid to help with the cleaning.
他们决定雇一名女佣来帮忙打扫。
较通用，可泛指女仆或女佣，也指旅馆中打扫房间的清洁工；单独使用时不强调‘专门负责打扫房屋’这一定位。
侧重住宅管理，可能安排他人干活而不必亲自打扫；housemaid 的核心是亲手做清洁。
口语常用，通常指按次上门或受雇清洁的妇女，不一定是住家佣人；比 housemaid 更非正式、更现代。
特指在酒店、旅馆打扫客房的女性，不在私人住宅工作；housemaid 一般用于私人家庭。
泛指受雇做家务的佣工，不一定以打扫为主，也不限定女性；若需明确表达‘女性’与‘打扫’，不如 housemaid 准确。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three housemaid in the room.
正确表达There are three housemaids in the room.
housemaid 是可数名词，表示多个女佣时需要使用复数形式 housemaids。
grammar · medium
易错句子She works as housemaid.
正确表达She works as a housemaid.
housemaid 是可数名词单数，在句中作表语或同位语时，需加不定冠词 a 表示泛指“一个女佣”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She housemaids for a rich family.
正确表达She works as a housemaid for a rich family.
housemaid 是名词，不能用作动词。表示“做女佣工作”时应使用 work as a housemaid 结构。
housemaid特指住家女佣，而maid可泛指任何女仆或服务员。
housekeeper通常指管理家务的管家，而housemaid是具体做清洁等家务的女佣。
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）。
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。
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。
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。
雇用女佣
The family employed a housemaid to keep the house tidy.
这家人雇了一名女佣来保持房子整洁。
复合词：house（房子）+ maid（女仆/佣人）；相关词：housework（家务活）、housekeeper（管家）、maid（女仆）
同属家政服务人员，职责各有不同，常在同一个雇主家中共事。
负责做饭，与housemaid的清洁职责不同。
负责户外植物养护，属同一大户人家的服务人员。
照顾孩子，虽职责不同，但同属家政服务团队。
专门伺候男主人的仆役，体现当时上层家庭的分工。
髌前滑囊炎
After years of scrubbing floors, she developed housemaid's knee.
多年擦洗地板后，她患上了髌前滑囊炎。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.