V2EX handmaiden

Handmaiden

定义 Definition

handmaiden(名词):侍女;女仆(尤指为贵妇服务的贴身女侍)。也可引申指“附属物/助手”,常见于抽象搭配中(如“X is the handmaiden of Y”,表示某事物是另一事物的帮手或从属)。

发音 Pronunciation

/hndmedn/

例句 Examples

A handmaiden helped her with her dress.
侍女帮她穿上礼服。

In the old court, the handmaiden moved quietly between rooms, carrying letters and listening without speaking.
在旧时的宫廷里,侍女悄无声息地穿梭于房间之间,递送信件,只听不言。

词源 Etymology

hand(手)+ maiden(少女/未婚女子)构成,原义可理解为“在身边(手边)服侍的年轻女子”,因此引申为“贴身侍女”。在较正式或文学性的语境中,也发展出比喻义,表示“某种事物的辅助者/从属者”。

相关词 Related Words

文学作品 Literary Works

  • Macbeth(William Shakespeare):“Thy letters have transported me beyond / This ignorant present, and I feel now / The future in the instant.”(同剧中亦有“Fate and metaphysical aid”与“handmaids”相关意象的用法;“handmaids”常用作“侍从/从属力量”的比喻表达。)
  • Jane Eyre(Charlotte Bront):作品中涉及维多利亚时代家务与女仆阶层的描写,handmaiden/handmaid类词汇常用于呈现“侍奉者”的社会角色与权力关系。
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