Word · Frequency #25466
wenches
/wentʃ/
noun
少女；姑娘
wenches is the plural of wench.
核心释义
an informal word for a young woman
- 1.
对年轻女性的非正式称呼
informal terms for a (young) woman
对年轻女性的非正式称呼；少妇；乡下姑娘；女仆
用法In use
The cheerful wench greeted everyone at the village market.
用法提示：wench 作名词，意为“少女/姑娘”，在句中作主语。
Two wenches were chatting by the river while washing clothes.
用法提示：wenches 是 wench 的复数形式，在句中作主语。
I saw a wench with a colorful scarf walking down the lane.
用法提示：wench 作名词，意为“少女/姑娘”，在句中作宾语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- serving wench
- 侍女；女招待
- The serving wench brought us bread and cheese.侍女给我们端来了面包和奶酪。
- tavern wench
- 酒馆女侍
- A tavern wench refilled our tankards with ale.酒馆女侍给我们的酒杯倒满麦酒。
- saucy wench
- 泼辣的姑娘
- He asked the saucy wench for a dance, and she laughed at him.他请那个泼辣的姑娘跳舞，她却嘲笑他。
- buxom wench
- 丰满的姑娘
- The old tale describes a buxom wench who chased the miller's son.那个古老的故事描述了一个丰满的姑娘追求磨坊主的儿子。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
读音像‘问去’，想象古代客栈里一位年轻姑娘在问路，wench 就是指这样的姑娘。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：历史题材作品、旧时文学 该词通常被视为非正式称呼，多用于历史题材或文学作品中；现代日常英语中较少使用，选用时需注意语域。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with wench on the stressed vowel and following /-entʃ/: bench, French, trench, wrench, clench, quench. Beware of similar-looking words with /ɪ/: witch /wɪtʃ/ and winch /wɪntʃ/ do not rhyme. Also note wrench has a silent w and starts with /r/.
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