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hand·maidenBrE /ˈhændmeɪdn/ NAmE /ˈhændmeɪdn/ (also hand·maid BrE /ˈhændmeɪd/ NAmE /ˈhændmeɪd/ ) noun (old-fashioned ) a female servant 女佣；侍女(formal ) something that supports and helps sth else 根基；基础◆ Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences . 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。 |