commissionaire

n. (电影院/剧院/旅馆等处的)门卫, 穿制服的看门人, 门警

发音

UK /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/
US /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛɹ/
/kəˌmɪsjəˈnɛɹ/
/kəˌmɪsjəˈneɪɹ/

词形变化

commissionaires 复数 commissionaires

别名

commissionnaire

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.

  2. 2.

    A uniformed doorman.

  3. 3.

    An undisclosed agent under European civil law.

    法律

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

porter gatekeeper doorkeeper hall porter ostiary

词源

Borrowed from French commissionaire, from Latin commissio. Doublet of commissioner.

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