au pair
noun /ˌəʊ ˈpeə(r)/
/ˌəʊ ˈper/
- a young person, usually a woman, who lives with a family in a foreign country in order to learn the language. An au pair helps in the house and takes care of children and receives a small wage.
互惠（女）生（住国外家庭，以劳动换取食宿并学习语言） - She worked in Paris for six months as an au pair.
她在巴黎做了六个月的临时工作。 - There are very few male au pairs.
男盟对很少。 - We decided to get an au pair to help with the children.
我们决定找一对临时保姆来帮助照看孩子。
词源late 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘on equal terms’. The phrase was originally adjectival, describing an arrangement between two parties paid for by the exchange of mutual services; the noun usage dates from the 1960s. - She worked in Paris for six months as an au pair.