a maidservant
不定冠词a表示泛指。
The family hired a maidservant.
这家人雇佣了一个女仆。
女仆;女佣
女性仆人;女佣。
a female domestic servant
女性仆人;女佣。
A female servant; a maid.
The maidservant lights the fire in the hall every morning.
女仆每天早上在大厅生火。
用法提示:maidservant 作主语,指女性家庭佣人(女仆)。
They hired a maidservant to clean the house and cook meals.
他们雇了一名女佣来打扫房子和做饭。
用法提示:maidservant 作宾语,表示被雇用的女性家政服务员。
In the old story, the maidservants worked from dawn until dusk.
在那个古老的故事里,女仆们从早到晚地干活。
用法提示:复数形式 maidservants 作主语,指多名女佣。
不定冠词a表示泛指。
The family hired a maidservant.
这家人雇佣了一个女仆。
定冠词the表示特指。
The maidservant cleaned the room.
女仆打扫了房间。
of表示所属关系。
She was a maidservant of the queen.
她是女王的女仆。
grammar · medium
易错句子She works as maidservant.
正确表达She works as a maidservant.
英语中可数名词单数前通常需要不定冠词"a"或"an",表示泛指。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two maidservant in the kitchen.
正确表达There are two maidservants in the kitchen.
可数名词复数形式需加-s或-es,此处maidservant的复数为maidservants。
maidservant 特指家庭中的女仆,而 maid 更口语化且可指酒店清洁工或未婚少女
maidservant 特指女性家庭仆人,而 servant 泛指任何性别的仆人
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