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"servants" in Chinese (Traditional)

僕人傭人

Definition

servants 指在別人家裡工作的人,做打掃、做飯或照顧家庭等事情。這個詞常用於歷史背景,或非常正式、傳統的家庭環境中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在現代英語中,'servants' 常帶有過時、階級色彩強或歷史性的感覺。說現代家庭裡的工作人員時,更常用 'housekeeper', 'maid', 'butler', 'nanny' 或 'domestic worker'。注意:'public servant' 是完全不同的意思。

Examples

The rich family had many servants in the large house.

那個富裕的家庭在大房子裡有很多**僕人**。

In the old story, the queen spoke to her servants.

在那個古老的故事裡,女王和她的**僕人**說話。

The servants prepared dinner before the guests arrived.

**僕人**們在客人到達之前準備好了晚餐。

The movie shows how the servants lived below stairs while the family lived upstairs.

這部電影展示了**僕人**住在樓下,而一家人住在樓上的生活。

People forget that the servants in those mansions often worked incredibly long hours.

人們常常忘記,那些豪宅裡的**僕人**往往工作時間長得驚人。

When we talk about that era, we should remember that the servants had lives and families too.

當我們談論那個時代時,應該記住那些**僕人**也有自己的生活和家庭。