housekeeper

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n. 主妇, 女管家

发音

US /ˈhaʊskipɚ/
UK /ˈhaʊskiːpə/

词形变化

housekeepers 复数 housekeepers

别名

house-keeper house keeper

教材释义与例句

名词

女管家;主妇

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.

    房屋管理人

    She was their third housekeeper, but after a month or so she also gave up.

  2. 2.

    Someone who manages the running of a home, traditionally the female head of the household.

    女管家

    管家

  3. 3.

    Someone who keeps to their house; someone who rarely ventures away from home; an unadventurous person, a homebody.

    古体 非正式
  4. 4.

    Someone who owns a house as a place of residence; a householder.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

词源

From house + keeper.

来源:wiktionary