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wenches

/ˈwɛntʃɪz/C1

年轻女子 / 女仆 (n.)

古英语或奇幻题材里超高频的词，以前常指「年轻姑娘」或「小女佣」，在剧里一般带着点轻佻、调侃的口吻。

What do you say, just you and me, on the Kingsroad, swords at our sides,

couple of tavern wenches to warm our beds tonight?

You should have asked me 20 years ago.