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girl friday

/ɡɜːl ˈfraɪdeɪ/

翻译: 过时用语,指高效可靠、能处理各种杂务的女助手或女秘书。源自笛福小说《鲁滨逊漂流记》中人物“星期五”,现代使用中常被视为过时且带有居高临下意味。

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/ɡɜːl ˈfraɪdeɪ/C1informal已废弃
  • zh过时用语,指高效可靠、能处理各种杂务的女助手或女秘书。源自笛福小说《鲁滨逊漂流记》中人物“星期五”,现代使用中常被视为过时且带有居高临下意味。

An outdated term referring to a female assistant or secretary who is highly efficient, reliable, and capable of handling a wide variety of tasks. The phrase originates from the character 'Friday' in Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. Considered old-fashioned and potentially patronizing in modern usage.

  1. Efficient female assistantB2informal

    A capable and reliable female employee who handles a variety of tasks, often administrative or secretarial.

    zh女助手

    • She works as a girl friday for the managing director.
    • He hired a girl friday to organize his schedule and correspondence.
    • The office girl friday managed all the paperwork efficiently.