• n. 女裁縫師；做針線活的婦女

來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) seamestre,女裁縫，來(lái)自 seam,裁縫，-ster,表陰性，詞源同 spinster.后該詞性別指 示逐漸消失，為避免歧義，又附加后綴-ess,表陰性。

seamstress (n.)

1640s, with -ess + seamster (also sempster), from Old English seamestre "sewer, tailor, person whose work is sewing," from seam. Originally indicating a woman, but after a while the fem. ending -estre no longer was felt as such and a new one added.

1. The seamstress tacked the two pieces of cloth.

女裁縫把那兩塊布粗縫了起來(lái).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. The seamstress gathered in the cloth.

女裁縫歸攏了布料.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. The supposed Evremonde descends, and the seamstress is lifted out next after him.

被當(dāng)作是埃佛瑞蒙德的人下了車, 女裁縫也跟著被扶了下來(lái).

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 雙城記

4. My mother is the best seamstress in town.

我母親可是這鎮(zhèn)上最好的女裁縫哦!

來(lái)自電影對(duì)白

5. Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?

這位女裁縫在下星期之前能給我做出一套衣服 嗎 ?

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)