butler
英 ['bʌtlə]
美 ['bʌtlɚ]
- n. 男管家；仆役長
- n. (Butler)人名；(英、西)巴特勒；(俄、德、瑞典)布特勒
助記提示
butt 大酒桶。
bottle 酒瓶。
butler (管理酒窖的)男管家。
1. bottle => butler.
2. bottle => butt.
中文詞源
butler 管家but, 同bottle, 酒瓶。原指貴族或封建領主的侍酒者，酒管。
英文詞源
- butler
- butler: see bottle
- butler (n.)
- late 12c., from Anglo-French buteillier "cup-bearer," from Old French boteillier "cup-bearer, butler, officer in charge of wine," from boteille "wine vessel, bottle" (see bottle (n.)). The word reflects the position's original function as "chief servant in charge of wine." In Old French, fem. boteilliere was used of the Virgin Mary as "dispenser" of the cup of Mercy.
雙語例句
- 1. They had a butler, a cook, and a maid.
- 他們有一個男管家、一個廚師和一個女傭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The butler always laid the table.
- 每次都是男管家把餐具擺好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The butler gave a little cough to announce his presence.
- 男管家輕輕咳了一下,示意他已到場.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The butler would not admit him into the house.
- 男管家不許他進屋.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The butler was an accomplice in the robbery.
- 男管家是搶劫案的同謀犯.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》