amanuensis

n. 笔记者, 抄写员, 书记

发音

其它 /əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/
US /əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/

词形变化

amanuenses 复数 amanuenses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.

  2. 2.

    A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

stenographer shorthand typist

上位词 1

secretary

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin -ēnsis Latin āmanuēnsisbor. English amanuensis From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensis (“of or from (a place)”), early 17th c.

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