hand·maid·en
noun/ˈhændmeɪdn/
/ˈhændmeɪdn/
(also handmaid
/ˈhændmeɪd/
/ˈhændmeɪd/
)- (old-fashioned) a female servant
女仆；女佣 - (formal) something that supports and helps something 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。
- Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences.