houseboy
FREQ #39761
n. 男仆, 僮仆
发音
US
/ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/
UK
/ˈhaʊsbɔɪ/
词形变化
houseboys
复数
houseboys
别名
house-boy
houseboi
house boy
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times.
家仆
历史 -
2.
A non-white adult male domestic servant.
贬义 历史 冒犯
词源
From house + boy (“young male; (historical or offensive) non-white male servant regardless of age”).
来源:wiktionary