butler

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n. 男管家, 司膳总管

发音

UK /ˈbʌt.lə(ɹ)/
US /ˈbʌt.lɚ/

词形变化

butlers 复数 butlers butlered butlering butlers 三单 butlering 现在分词 butlered 过去式 butlered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A manservant having charge of wines and liquors.

    管家

    男仆

  2. 2.

    The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.

    管家

    执事

  3. 3.

    A valet, a male personal attendant.

v.
  1. 1.

    To buttle, to dispense wines or liquors; to take the place of a butler.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

manservant

下位词 2

pantryman pantrywoman

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English butler, butlere, boteler, botelere, from Old French buttiler, butiller, boteillier (“officer in charge of wine”), from Medieval Latin botellārius, equivalent to bottle + -er. Piecewise doublet of bottler.

来源：wiktionary