waitstaff

/ˈweɪtstɑːf/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈweɪtstæf/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwāt-ˌstaf/ (ame, mw)

waitstaff — 名詞

1. the group of restaurant workers who take orders, serve meals at the table, and c

1.名詞B1
釋義

餐廳服務員

餐廳裡負責桌邊點餐與送餐的人員

the group of restaurant workers who take orders, serve meals at the table, and check what customers need during a meal

例句

The waitstaff at Golden Lotus remembered Mina's peanut allergy right away.

Golden Lotus 的餐廳服務員一下就記得 Mina 對花生過敏。

collective noun: the service team in one restaurant

After the concert ended, the waitstaff cleared thirty tables in twenty minutes.

演唱會結束後，餐廳服務員二十分鐘內就收完了三十張桌子。

同義詞
  • serving staff

    more formal term for the people who serve customers in a restaurant

  • restaurant staff

    broader term that can also include cooks, hosts, and managers

  • servers

    countable plural for the individual workers rather than the team as one group

文法句型

the waitstaff + singular/plural verb

用法筆記

Usually refers to the whole team in a restaurant, not one worker. In North American English it is a common gender-neutral term, and it can take either a singular or plural verb depending on whether you mean the team as one unit or as several people.

常見錯誤

❌A waitstaff brought the soup to our table.
✅A server brought the soup to our table.
💡'waitstaff' refers to a group of restaurant workers, not one individual.