"maidservant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 女僕

Definition

maidservant 指女性僕人，主要負責清理或家庭雜務工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“maidservant” 屬古老、正式詞語，現今常用“女傭”或“家政”。多見於歷史、文學作品中，現代較少用。

Examples

The maidservant cleaned the living room every morning.

**女僕**每天早上打掃客廳。

The wealthy family had a maidservant to help with chores.

這戶有錢人家有一位**女僕**幫忙做家務。

My grandmother once worked as a maidservant in a big house.

我奶奶曾在一家大房子裡做過**女僕**。

In many old novels, you’ll find a loyal maidservant character.

許多老小說中經常會出現忠實的**女僕**角色。

The maidservant overheard the secret and quickly left the room.

**女僕**偷聽到祕密後趕緊離開了房間。

Back in those days, being a maidservant was a common job for young women.

在過去，做**女僕**是年輕女性很常見的工作。