entourage

/ˈɒnturɑːʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɑːntuˈrɑːʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌän-tu̇-ˈräzh/ (ame, mw)

entourage — noun

  • entouragesingular
  • entouragesplural

1. the people who stay around a famous or powerful person, helping with work and go

1.名詞C2
釋義

the people who stay around a famous or powerful person, helping with work and going with them from place to place

例句

Jisoo stepped out of the van with an entourage of stylists and guards.

arrive with an entourage of support staff

The mayor's entourage filled the narrow hallway outside the meeting room.

someone's entourage as a unit around a public figure

同義詞
  • retinue

    more formal and often linked to royalty or ceremony

  • staff

    focuses on employees rather than the whole traveling group

  • escort

    usually emphasizes protection or guiding someone somewhere

文法句型

someone's entourage

an entourage of [guards/stylists/advisers]

arrive with an entourage

用法筆記

Usually refers to assistants, advisers, guards, or close companions around a public figure. It is narrower than crowd or audience because it means the smaller group that stays with the person and helps them.

常見錯誤

❌The singer waved to her entourage of twenty thousand fans.
✅The singer waved to the crowd of twenty thousand fans.
💡'entourage' means the smaller group traveling with her, not the audience watching her.