bailiff: [13] Latin bājulus meant literally ‘carrier’ (it is probably the ultimate source of English bail in some if not all of its uses). It developed the metaphorical meaning ‘person in charge, administrator’, which passed, via the hypothetical medieval adjectival form *bājulīvus, into Old French as baillif, and hence into English. => bail
bailiff (n.)
mid-13c., from Old French baillif (12c., nominative baillis) "administrative official, deputy," from Vulgar Latin *bajulivus "official in charge of a castle," from Latin bajulus "porter," which is of unknown origin. Used in Middle English of a public administrator of a district, a chief officer of a Hundred, or an officer under a sheriff.
雙語例句
1. Only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door.
很少有人經受執達官上門的奇恥大辱。
來自柯林斯例句
2. If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police.
如果法警認為事情變得不可收拾，他就會尋求警方的幫助。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Now I have a bailiff, a townsman ; he seems a practical fellow.
我現在用的總管是個城裏人, 看起來倒是個很能幹的小夥子.
來自辭典例句
4. The summons was served by a bailiff.
該傳票已由法警送達.
來自辭典例句
5. The master of the house is a bailiff, and he is very strict indeed.