girl
/gɜːl/noun
1
- a female child女孩。
1.1
- a person's daughter, especially a young one（尤指年幼的）女儿：
he was devoted to his little girl.
他一心扑在年幼的女儿身上。
2
- a young or relatively young woman（较）年轻女子。
2.1
- with modifier a young woman of a specified kind or having a specified job（特定类别或工种的）年轻女子：
a career girl
年轻的职业女性
a chorus girl.
合唱团的年轻女团员。
2.2
girls
informal women who mix socially or belong to a particular group, team, or profession〈非正式〉社会活动女性; 职业妇女; 女队员; 女团员：I look forward to having a blather with the girls.
我盼着和那些女同行聊聊。
2.3
- a person's girlfriend女朋友：
his girl eloped with an accountant.
他的女朋友和一个会计私奔了。
2.4
- dated a female servant〈旧〉女仆, 女佣。
词源
Middle English (denoting a child or young person of either sex)： perhaps related to Low German gör 'child'.