butler['bʌtlә]
汉语翻译
n. 男管家, 司膳总管
英语解释
名词 butler:
- a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table同义词:pantryman
- English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)同义词:Samuel Butler
- English poet (1612-1680)同义词:Samuel Butler
例句
- A steward or butler.服务员或侍者
- The butler gave the maid a dressing down for not cleaning the silver properly.男管家因女仆没有把银皿擦洗干净而狠狠训斥了她一顿。
- The butler is in charge of the wine cellar.仆役长负责管理酒窖。
详细解释
but.ler
n.(名词)The head servant in a household who is usually in charge of food service, the care of silverware, and the deportment of the other servants.大管家:家务中的仆役长,通常负责膳食招待、餐具的管理和其他仆人的举止
来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French
bouteillier [bottle bearer] 源自 古法语
bouteillier [主管端送葡萄酒的男仆] from
bouteille, botele [bottle] * see
bottle 源自
bouteille, botele [酒瓶] *参见
bottle