handmaiden的意思|handmaiden的解释-里氏词典

handmaiden ['hændmeid(ə)n]

n. 侍女, 女仆

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
48 因为他顾念他使女的卑微。从今以后，万代要称我有福。
It might be crazy to believe that government policy will be something more than the handmaiden of the most powerful interests.
相信政府的决策不仅仅是强大利益集团的仆役，也许是愚蠢的。

handmaiden

[ noun ]

in a subordinate position

<noun.state>

theology should be the handmaiden of ethics

the state cannot be a servant of the church

a personal maid or female attendant

<noun.person>

Handmaid \Hand"maid`\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`), Handmaiden
\Hand"maid`en\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`'n), n.
A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
[WordNet sense 2]

2. Something or someone serving in a subordinate position;
as, theology should be the handmaiden of ethics. [WordNet
sense 1]

Syn: handmaid, servant.
[WordNet 1.5]

"If AGB is considered the handmaiden of the networks, even if they're doing things right, the effort will be tainted," says consultant Norman Hecht, a former AGB executive.
"By parroting the same tired old baseless charges that Mr. Wright's political adversaries have been trying to peddle for months, Common Cause has made itself the handmaiden of a partisan political initiative," the statement said.

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