charwoman

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages. UK
    — The cloth was laid by an occasional charwoman, who officiated in the capacity of Mr. Bob Sawyer’s housekeeper; […]

词形变化

charwomen plural char-woman alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English char
Proto-Germanic *wībą
Proto-West Germanic *wīb
Old English wīf
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Old English wīfmann
Middle English woman
Middle English -woman
English -woman
English charwoman
From char + -woman.
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