factotum

n. 家务总管, 杂役, 爱管闲事者 [经] 杂工

发音

UK /fækˈtəʊ.təm/
US /fækˈtoʊ.təm/

词形变化

factota factotums 复数 factotums factota 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.

    过时
  2. 2.

    A general servant.

    过时
  3. 3.

    A person employed to do all sorts of duties.

  4. 4.

    A jack of all trades.

  5. 5.

    A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.

    历史 媒体 印刷

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

servant retainer

词源

Ellipsis of domine fac totum, dominus fac totum /dominus factotum (“absolute ruler; head servant”), from Medieval Latin domine fac tōtum (“O Lord, do everything”), also with substition of nominative dominus for vocative domine.

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