chauffeur
英 ['ʃəʊfə; ʃəʊ'fɜː]
美 [ʃo'fɝ]
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諧音“師傅”，我們經常稱呼馬路上的司機為“師傅”。詞根-chauf-指“加熱”，來自古法語chaufer“加熱”。司機和加熱是什麽關係呢？最早的汽車是用蒸汽驅動的，每15分鍾就要停車向鍋爐加煤，以保持熱能。同源的chafe（摩擦）就不難理解了，摩擦生熱嘛~
中文詞源
chauffeur 司機詞源同chafe, 擦熱，加熱，-eur, 人。原指早期給火車加煤的人，後用來指司機，特指富人或要人的私人司機。
英文詞源
- chauffeur (n.)
- 1896, originally "a motorist," from French chauffeur, literally "stoker," operator of a steam engine, French nickname for early motorists, from chauffer "to heat," from Old French chaufer "to heat, warm up; to become hot" (see chafe). The first motor-cars were steam-driven. Sense of "professional or paid driver of a private motor car" is from 1902.
The '95 Duryea wagon, which won the Chicago contest Fall, was exhibited at the Detroit Horse Show last week. Charles B. King, treasurer of the American Motor League, acted as "chauffeur," as the French say. ["The Horseless Age," April 1896]
- chauffeur (v.)
- 1902, from chauffeur (n.). Related: Chauffeured; chauffeuring.
雙語例句
- 1. His chauffeur misread his route and took a wrong turning.
- 他的司機看錯路線，拐錯了方向。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was certainly useful to have her there to chauffeur him around.
- 有她在那兒還是挺有用的，能開車帶他到處跑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A uniformed chauffeur identified me among the crowd.
- 一個穿製服的司機在人群中認出了我。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur.
- 他從司機手裏搶過手提箱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. a long black chauffeur-driven limousine
- 由專職司機駕駛的黑色豪華加長轎車
來自《權威詞典》