(often in compounds 常构成复合词 a female servant in a house or hotel 女仆；侍女；（旅馆的）女服务员 There is a maid to do the housework. 有个女仆做家务事。 The maid was changing the sheets when we got back to our room. 我们回到房间时女服务员正在换床单。 She was a lady’s maid to Lady Fleetham. 她是弗利特姆夫人的侍女。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hotel
- kitchen
- laundry
- …
- (old use)
a young woman who is not married 少女；年轻姑娘；未婚年轻女子
Word OriginMiddle English: abbreviation of maiden.