"milkmaids" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 擠奶女工
• 擠奶女僕

Definition

擠奶女工是專門在農場擠牛奶的女性工人。歷史上，她們在乳製品生產中扮演著重要角色。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“擠奶女工”多用於歷史故事、童話或民俗語境，現代口語中較少使用。要區分與現代職業用詞如“奶農”。

Examples

The milkmaids came early to milk the cows.

**擠奶女工**一大早就來擠牛奶。

Many milkmaids worked on the village farm.

許多**擠奶女工**在村裡的農場工作。

The painting showed two milkmaids with buckets.

那幅畫中有兩位**擠奶女工**提著桶。

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

在古老的故事裡，**擠奶女工**常常邊工作邊唱歌。

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

人們曾認為**擠奶女工**很少患天花。

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

現代除了在歷史書，你很少再聽到**擠奶女工**這個詞。