"handmaiden" 怎么发音
word
ˈhændˌmeɪdn̩
HAND-may-dn
hˈændmeɪdən
HAND-may-duhn
释义
A handmaiden is a female servant who helps someone important, usually a woman of high status. It can also mean something that plays a supporting or secondary role to something else.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhændˌmeɪdn̩
英式英语
hˈændmeɪdən
简化发音
美式
HAND-may-dn
英式
HAND-may-duhn
语境中听
The queen's handmaiden helped her get dressed.
A handmaiden is often seen in historical movies.
The princess trusted her loyal handmaiden.
In the novel, science is described as the handmaiden of progress.