单词 | 穿制服 |
释义 | 〔commissionaire〕A uniformed attendant, such as a doorman.穿制服的服务员,例如守卫〔chasseur〕A uniformed footman.男仆:穿制服的仆人〔flunky〕The wordflunky has come into Standard English from Scots, in which the word meant "liveried manservant, footman,”coming at least by the 19th century to be a term of contempt.The word is first recorded and defined in a work about Scots published in 1782.The definition states that aflunky is "literally a sidesman or attendant at your flank,” which gives support to the suggestion thatflunky is a derivative and alteration of flanker, "one who stands at a person's flank.”flunky 一词从苏格兰演变为标准英语。 苏格兰语中,该词意思为“穿制服的男仆,脚夫,”至少在19世纪时变为表示蔑视的词语。该词首先于1782年的一本有关苏格兰的书中得到记载和定义。定义中说flunky 在“字面意思是身边的人或身旁的随从”, 该定义支持了有关flunky 是由 flanker 派生和演变而来的说法, 意思是“一个站在别人身边的人”〔mufti〕Civilian dress, especially when worn by one who normally wears a uniform.便装:便装,尤指常穿制服者所着的便装〔flotilla〕"Now[the limousine service] has a flotilla of about 150 cars, more than 200 uniformed chauffeurs" (People)“现在[高级轿车服务] 拥有近150辆轿车,200多名穿制服的司机” (民族)〔livery〕ushers in livery.穿制服的引导员 |
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