warden

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n. 典狱官, 渔猎法监督官, 看守人 [法] 看守人, 监护人, 管理员

发音

UK /ˈwɔːdən/
其它
US /ˈwɔɹdən/

词形变化

wardens 复数 wardened wardening wardens 三单 wardening 现在分词 wardened 过去式 wardened 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A guard or watchman.

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  2. 2.

    A chief administrative officer of a prison.

    典狱长

    看守人

  3. 3.

    An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden.

  4. 4.

    A governing official in various institutions

    the warden of a college

  5. 1.

    A variety of pear.

v.
  1. 1.

    To carry out the duties of a warden.

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词源

From Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein, from warder (“to guard”), variant of Old French guarder (“to guard”) (whence modern French garder, also English guard), from Proto-Germanic *ward-; related to Old High German wartēn (“to watch”). Compare guardian, French gardien, from Old French guardian, guardein. Compare also ward and reward. Doublet of guardian.

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