Word · Frequency #26874
nursemaids
保姆；照料孩子的人
nursemaids is the plural of nursemaid.
核心释义
a woman who is the custodian of children
- 1.
受雇照看儿童的女性或女孩。
A woman or girl employed to care for children.
- 2.
保姆
a woman who is the custodian of children
受雇照看儿童的女性或女孩。；保姆
用法In use
The family hired a nursemaid to look after their two young children while they were at work.
用法提示：句中 nursemaid 作名词单数，意为“保姆”。
In the old days, a wealthy household often had a nursemaid who lived in and cared for the children.
用法提示：nursemaid 是名词，前面用不定冠词 a，表示“保姆”这一职业或身份。
The nursemaid took the children to the park every afternoon and read to them before bed.
用法提示：名词前有定冠词 the，指“那位保姆”。
a nursemaid for [someone]
The family hired a nursemaid for their children.
这家人为孩子们雇了一位保姆。
work as a nursemaid
nursemaid 是可数名词，复数形式为 nursemaids。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hired nursemaid
- 受雇的保姆
- The family hired a nursemaid to look after the twins.这家人雇了一位保姆来照看双胞胎。
- nursemaid to the children
- 孩子们的保姆
- She was nursemaid to the children for over ten years.她做了十多年孩子们的保姆。
- young nursemaid
- 年轻的保姆
- The young nursemaid sang softly to the baby.年轻的保姆轻声对婴儿唱歌。
- nursemaid's duties
- 保姆的职责
- Her nursemaid's duties included preparing meals and reading bedtime stories.她的保姆职责包括准备饭菜和读睡前故事。
- act as a nursemaid
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
nurse（照料）＋maid（女仆）：一边护理一边当佣人，就是照看孩子的保姆。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、historical fiction、literary works 该词作名词时通常指受雇照看孩子的女性，多用于正式或文学语境；日常口语中更常说 nanny 或 babysitter。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
读 /meɪd/ 的词（maid、made、mermaid、grade、shade）与 nursemaid 最后的 /meɪd/ 押韵，其中 maid 和 made 同音。nursemaid 开头的 nurse- 读 /nəːs/，与 nurse 相同。注意：said 虽以 -aid 结尾，却读 /sed/，不押韵；nursery /ˈnəːsəri/ 拼写相近，读音也不相同。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.