参考词典中handmaid的常规释义:
基本释义
- n. 女佣人;侍女;服侍者
参考例句
- A good dictionary is the handmaid of the linguist.
一部好字典封语言学家的帮助甚大。
- A good dictionary is the handmaid of the linguist.
英英解释
2个名词解释
- in a subordinate position
[同] handmaid, handmaiden, servant
[例]- theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
- the state cannot be a servant of the church
- a personal maid or female attendant
[同] handmaid, handmaiden
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