portress

portress

美 ['po?rtr?s] 　英 ['p??tr?s]

• n.女看門人；女雜務工；女幫工
• 網絡女門房

詞形變化

復數：portresses  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 女看門人,女門房 2. 女雜務工;女幫工

英英解釋

n.	1. a woman who is a doorkeeper or caretaker, especially in a convent

例句

There was a child playing in the yard--the child of the portress or of some work-woman.

這時，正有一個孩子在天井里玩，看門婆婆的孩子，或是隨便一個女工的孩子。

That when he went away he had been very gentle, as usual, and that he had merely told the portress not to expect him that night.

他動身時，和平時一樣，非常和藹，只和那看門的婦人說過今晚不必等他。

"I am not pleased with you, " replied the portress.

“我對您很不滿意。”看門的回答。

The whispers of many men and the protestations of the portress were audible in the corridor.

過道里有許多人說話的聲音和那看門婦人的爭辯聲。

He recognized the voice of the old woman who was his portress.

他聽出那老婦人？？他的門房的嗓子。

The old portress who had served him was among the number.

服侍過他的那個老看門婆便是其中之一。

He paid no heed to the portress's words, but went to bed and to sleep

他絲毫沒有注意那門房說的話，他睡他的，并且睡著了。