dogsbody

n. 打杂工, 职位低微的人员

发音

UK /ˈdɒɡz.bɒ.dɪ/
US /ˈdɔɡz.bɑ.di/
AU
US /ˈdɑɡz.bɑ.di/

词形变化

dogsbodies 复数 dogsbodies dogsbodied dogsbodies 三单 dogsbodying dogsbodying 现在分词 dogsbodied 过去式 dogsbodied 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who does menial work, a servant.

    爱尔兰
  2. 2.

    Alternative form of dog's body (“pease pudding”)

v.
  1. 1.

    To act as a dogsbody, to do menial work

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

worker proletarian prole

词源

From dog + -s- + body. 1818, British navy slang (dog's body), originally derogatory reference to unappetizing pease pudding (compare dog's breakfast), as if it were made of mashed dog meat. In 20th century applied to low-ranked sailors, thence menial servants in wider usage.

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