majordomo

n. 男管家, 男总监

发音

UK /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈdəʊ.məʊ/
其它
US /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒɚˈdoʊ.moʊ/

词形变化

majordomos 复数 majordomos

别名

major-domo major domo

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.

    管家

  2. 2.

    A manager of a hacienda, ranch or estate.

    美国
  3. 3.

    Any overseer, organizer, person in command.

    美国

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

seneschal

上位词 2

servant retainer

词源

From Italian maggiordomo and Spanish mayordomo, from Late Latin maior domūs (“steward”), from Latin maior (“main, principal”) + genitive singular of domus (“household”).

来源：wiktionary