handmaiden 详细解释

handmaiden

['hændmeidn]

n. 侍女, 女仆
=handmaid

词形变化

异体字: handmaiden |

英英释义

名词 handmaiden:

in a subordinate position

同义词:handmaid, servant

a personal maid or female attendant

同义词:handmaid

补充

handmaidenhandmaiden[ˈhændmeid(ə)n]n.1.侍女,女仆

例句

1. Logic is the handmaiden of philosophy.逻辑是为哲学服务的。 2. The fear is that science could become the handmaiden of industry.人们担心科学可能会沦为工业陪衬。 3. He feels that government has become the handmaiden of corporate interests. [=the government only serves corporate interests]他觉得政府现在只为大公司的利益服务。