劍橋詞典old use (also handmaid) a female servant 女仆，侍女 formal something, such as an idea , that helps and supports something else 起輔助（或支持）作用的事物，基礎(chǔ) Technique is the handmaiden of art . 技巧乃藝術(shù)之基礎(chǔ)。 返回 handmaiden