| 词汇 | handmaiden |
| 释义 | handmaiden noun[ C ] uk /ˈhændˌmeɪ.dən/ us /ˈhændˌmeɪ.dən/ old use(alsohandmaid) a female servant女仆，侍女 formal something, such as an idea, that helps and supports something else: 起辅助（或支持）作用的事物，基础 Technique is the handmaiden of art.技巧乃艺术之基础。 People who serve other people anti-slavery below/above stairsidiom boot boy butler dogsbody gofer housemaid labourer lackey lady's maid retainer serf serfdom servant skivvy slave slaver unfree valet vassal You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Supporters, members & defenders Examples of handmaidenhandmaiden They are heartily tired of being referred to as handmaidens and angels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only were the railways efficiently managed as handmaidens for the development and protection of her trade, but her railways were a source of very great value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lip service is often paid to science and engineering, but these arc still regarded too often only as the handmaidens and not as the equal partners of statecraft and generalship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Literalism is not translation's best, or most graceful handmaiden. However, as she had violated the traditions, she was punished to die by being staked to the ground by the other handmaidens. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the handmaidens washed his legs, they asked him why they were so furry and why his hands were so calloused. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many believe they are the handmaidens of these goddesses, and are known as yoginis in local lore. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are perceived as primary values, as independent virtues, not handmaidens of political maxims and religious dogma. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Nausica and her handmaidens go to the sea-shore to wash clothes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The princess and her four warrior handmaidens decide to set out to find him as well. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The princess came with 500 high-ranking young men and a few hundred handmaidens as her entourage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Handmaidens are depicted without autonomy or an independent knowledge base of their ownknowing only a tiny subset of what physicians know and following all physician commands. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The opposite could also be true : ' to dismiss doctors reductively as the handmaiden of colonialism or capitalism ignores the more complex, and interesting, reality ' (p. 10). American historians have been at the forefront of defining this period in terms of the positive assessment of the ' activist consumer ' as the handmaiden of social democracy. With diesels in full command, the handmaidens of steam engines, the water tanks and coaling stations would soon fall, as did the dark smudges of coal smoke. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of handmaiden These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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