"milkmaids" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 挤奶女工
• 挤奶女仆

Definition

挤奶女工是专门在农场挤奶的女性工人。在过去，她们在奶制品生产中起着重要作用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“挤奶女工”在现代已很少使用，更常见于童话、历史故事或民俗语境。注意与“奶农”这样的现代说法区分。

Examples

The milkmaids came early to milk the cows.

**挤奶女工**一大早就来给奶牛挤奶。

Many milkmaids worked on the village farm.

许多**挤奶女工**在村里的农场工作。

The painting showed two milkmaids with buckets.

那幅画中有两位**挤奶女工**提着桶。

In old stories, milkmaids are often seen singing as they work.

在古老的故事中，**挤奶女工**常一边工作一边唱歌。

It was once believed that milkmaids rarely got sick from smallpox.

人们曾认为**挤奶女工**很少得天花。

Nowadays, you rarely hear about milkmaids except in history books.

如今，除了历史书，很少听到**挤奶女工**这个词。