"laundress" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 女洗衣工

Definition

女洗衣工指為他人洗燙衣物和牀單的女性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「女洗衣工」較具歷史、文學色彩，現代多用於過去時代或小說描寫。現今一般直接稱呼為「洗衣工」。

Examples

The laundress comes every Monday to wash the clothes.

**女洗衣工**每週一來洗衣服。

My grandmother was a laundress when she was young.

我奶奶年輕時曾是一名**女洗衣工**。

The laundress folded the clean sheets.

**女洗衣工**把乾淨的牀單疊好。

In old movies, you often see a laundress working by the river.

在老電影中，經常能看到**女洗衣工**在河邊工作。

The town's laundress knew everyone's secrets.

小鎮上的**女洗衣工**知道每個人的祕密。

Being a laundress was hard, physical work back then.

那時候當**女洗衣工**是一項很辛苦的體力活。