butler
/ˈbʌtlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌtlɚ] /ˈbʌtlər/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌtlɚ] /ˈbət-lər/ (ame, mw)
butler — 名詞
- butlersingular
- butlersplural
1. the head manservant in a large household, managing the other domestic staff, rec
管家
大宅中管理僕役的男性總管
the head manservant in a large household, managing the other domestic staff, receiving visitors, and supervising meals and the wine cellar
Mr. Ashworth's butler, Christopher, announced each dinner guest at the door of the dining room.
Ashworth 先生的管家 Christopher 在餐廳門口逐一通報晚宴賓客。
possessive pattern: [person]'s butler
The butler showed Diya and her husband into the drawing room and offered them tea.
管家領著 Diya 夫婦走進客廳，為他們端上茶。
verb + object: showed [guest] into [room]
Before the party, the butler polished every wine glass until it sparkled.
宴會開始前，管家把每只酒杯都擦得光亮如新。
Tunde trained for five years before becoming head butler at the Wellington estate.
Tunde 受訓五年後當上了 Wellington 莊園的首席管家。
Lady Harrington rang the bell and the butler came at once to take her order.
Harrington 夫人一拉鈴，管家幾秒內便出現聽候差遣。
- steward
broader role; a steward may work on a ship, plane, or club rather than a private home
- manservant
dated generic term for any male servant; does not imply head-of-staff status