attendant
英 [?'tend(?)nt]
美[?'t?nd?nt]
- adj. 伴隨的；侍候的
- n. 服務(wù)員，侍者；隨員，陪從
TEM4考研CET6IELTSTOEFL中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?attendants;
助記提示
1. at- "to" + tend- + -ant.
2. literally "stretch toward".
3. => give attention to, expect, wait for, pay attention, take care of, wait upon.
4. The notion is of "stretching" one's mind toward something.
英文詞源
- attendant (n.)
- 1550s, "one who waits upon," from the adjective, or from Middle French atendant, noun use of present participle of atendre (see attend).
- attendant (adj.)
- late 14c., "solicitous, attentive," see attendant (n.). Sense of "serving under, accompanying in a dependant position" is from c. 1400.
雙語例句
- 1. Tony Williams was working as a car-park attendant in Los Angeles.
- 托尼·威廉斯在洛杉磯的一個停車場當(dāng)服務(wù)生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mr Branson's victory, and all the attendant publicity, were well deserved.
- 布蘭森先生的勝利，以及隨之而來的關(guān)注度，都是理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)摹?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The girl attendant has set about cleaning the room.
- 那位女服務(wù)員已開始打掃房間.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant.
- 服務(wù)員進來,打斷了她的話.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She was uninterrupted with the entrance of an attendant.
- 服務(wù)員進來并沒有打斷她的話.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》