au pair

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /əʊ ˈpɛə/    美 /oʊ ˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An au pair working arrangement (see Adverb). archaic
  2. A person (especially a young woman) working in such a way; now specifically, a foreign worker who helps a host family with childcare, housework, or both while staying as a guest with a host family, and generally receives a small allowance (or pocket money).
    — H-2B visas are for unskilled seasonal workers, including landscapers, forestry workers and summer resort workers, while J-1s are for exchange visitors who come for short stays, typically for summer work, brief internships or to be au pairs.
副词 adv.
  1. On a working basis by which work done by one party is rewarded by benefits (especially board and lodging) rather than by monetary remuneration. not-comparable
    — Several thousand girls now come over from the continent to live for six months au pair with British families to learn English—and to perform ‘light domestic duties’.

词形变化

au pairs plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
French au pairbor.
English au pair
Borrowed from French au pair.
词源 2
Etymology tree
French au pairbor.
English au pair
Borrowed from French au pair.
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