"laundress" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 女洗衣工

Definition

女洗衣工指为他人洗烫衣物和床单的女性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“女洗衣工”带有历史或文学色彩，现多用在过去时代、小说描述。现代一般用“洗衣工”或直接称职位名。

Examples

The laundress comes every Monday to wash the clothes.

**女洗衣工**每周一来洗衣服。

My grandmother was a laundress when she was young.

我奶奶年轻时曾是一名**女洗衣工**。

The laundress folded the clean sheets.

**女洗衣工**把干净的床单叠好。

In old movies, you often see a laundress working by the river.

在老电影中，经常能看到**女洗衣工**在河边工作。

The town's laundress knew everyone's secrets.

小镇上的**女洗衣工**知道每个人的秘密。

Being a laundress was hard, physical work back then.

那时候当**女洗衣工**是一项很辛苦的体力活。