laundry
/ˈlɔːndrɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- mass noun clothes and linen that need to be washed or that have been newly washed脏衣物; 新近洗好的衣物：
piles of dirty laundry.
成堆的脏衣物。
1.1
- the action or process of washing such items洗衣：
cooking and laundry were undertaken by domestic staff.
做饭和洗衣由佣人来做。
2
- a room in a house, hotel, or institution where clothes and linen can be washed and ironed洗衣房。
2.1
- a firm washing and ironing clothes and linen commercially洗衣店。
词源
early 16th cent.: contraction of Middle English lavendry, from Old French lavanderie, from lavandier 'person who washes linen' （see LAUNDER）.