英語單詞

keeper是什麽意思

keeper

英 ['kiːpə] 美 ['kipɚ]
  • n. 監護人;飼養員;看守人;管理人

英文詞源


keeper (n.)
c. 1300 (late 13c. as a surname), "one who has charge of some person or thing, warden," agent noun from keep (v.). Sense of "one who carries on some business" is from mid-15c. Sporting sense (originally cricket) is from 1744. Meaning "something (or someone) worth keeping" is attested by 1999. Brother's keeper is from Genesis iv:9.

雙語例句


1. I drove out of the gates, past the keeper's lodge.
我駛出大門,經過守門人的小屋。

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2. "I don't know where he is," Hughes replied. "I'm not his keeper."
“我不知道他在哪兒,”休斯回答說。“我又不是他的保姆。”

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3. Russia's record as a peace-keeper is mixed.
俄羅斯作為維和國家的記錄有好有壞。

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4. He is also acknowledged as an excellent goal-keeper.
他也被公認為是一名出色的守門員。

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5. He reloaded and nodded to the game-keeper.
他給槍重新裝上子彈,然後朝獵場看守人點了點頭。

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