maid

• n.メイド; 若い女の子
• vt.花嫁の付添人になる。
• vi. メイドになる

maidenの略。

maid (n.)

late 12c., "a virgin, a young unmarried woman," shortening of maiden (n.). Like that word, used in Middle English of unmarried men as well as women (as in maiden-man, c. 1200, used of both sexes, reflecting also the generic use of man). Domestic help sense is from c. 1300. In reference to Joan of Arc, attested from 1540s (French la Pucelle). Maid Marian, one of Robin Hood's companions, first recorded 1520s, perhaps from French, where Robin et Marian have been stock names for country lovers since 13c. Maid of Honor (1580s) originally was "unmarried lady of noble birth who attends a queen or princess;" meaning "principal bridesmaid" is attested from 1895. Maydelond (translating Latin terra feminarum) was "the land of the Amazons."

1. The maid looked at him,a nervous smile on her face.

ウェイトレスは彼を見て、少し不安そうな笑みを浮かべた。

2.They had a butler，a cook，and a maid .

彼らには執事、コック、女中がいます。

3.I sent him a long fax，saying I didn 't need a maid .

私は彼に長いファックスを送って、私はメイドが必要ではないと言った。

4.After at least eight rings，an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone.

電話が少なくとも8回鳴った後、非常に年老いたメイドが電話に出た。

5.Once a week，a maid changes the sheets.

メイドは週に1回シーツを取り替える。