"scullion" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 廚房雜役

Definition

廚房雜役是指負責廚房裡最辛苦、最髒工作的僕人，例如洗碗或打掃地板。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Scullion”為舊語，多用於歷史或文學語境，帶有低社會地位、粗活的意涵。現今不適用於描述一般廚房員工。

Examples

The scullion scrubbed the pots all day long.

**廚房雜役**整天都在刷鍋子。

The rich family hired a scullion to clean the kitchen.

有錢人家僱了一個**廚房雜役**來打掃廚房。

A scullion's job was often dirty and tiring.

**廚房雜役**的工作通常又髒又累。

Back in medieval times, being a scullion meant you were at the very bottom of the household staff.

在中世紀，做**廚房雜役**代表在僕人裡地位最低。

No one wanted to be the scullion, but someone had to do the dirty work.

沒有人想做**廚房雜役**，但總得有人負責骯髒的事。

She was tired of being treated like a scullion just because she was new.

她厭倦了因為是新來的就被當作**廚房雜役**對待。