"waitress" in Chinese (Traditional)
女服務生
Definition
waitress 指在餐廳、咖啡館或類似場所為顧客提供食物和飲料服務的女服務生。在現代英語裡,很多人也會使用不特別強調性別的 'server'。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這個詞很常見,但明確指女性。在許多現代語境中,人們更常用中性的 'server'。常見搭配有 'a restaurant waitress', 'call the waitress', 'the waitress brought the bill'。不要用來指只在櫃檯接單的人。
Examples
The waitress brought us water.
**女服務生**替我們送來了水。
My sister works as a waitress in a café.
我姐姐在一家咖啡館當**女服務生**。
The waitress smiled and took our order.
**女服務生**微笑著替我們點餐。
Excuse me, the waitress said our table would be ready in ten minutes.
不好意思,**女服務生**說我們的桌位十分鐘後就會準備好。
The waitress remembered my usual order, which was a nice surprise.
那位**女服務生**記得我平常點的餐,真是個驚喜。
We had to wait a while, but the waitress was really friendly the whole time.
我們等了一會兒,不過那位**女服務生**一直都很友善。