late 14c., "attendant, watchman," agent noun from wait (v.). Sense of "attendant at a meal, servant who waits at tables" is from late 15c., originally in reference to household servants; in reference to inns, eating houses, etc., it is attested from 1660s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The waiter returned with their order and Graham signed the bill.
侍者把他們點(diǎn)的餐端了過(guò)來(lái)，格雷厄姆簽了單。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could.
一名侍者盡力抹掉濺出的食物。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The waiter offered him red wine or white wine with his meal.
侍者為他端上佐餐的紅葡萄酒或者白葡萄酒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. In his wake came a waiter wheeling a trolley.
一位推著手推車(chē)的侍者緊隨著他過(guò)來(lái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. "I'll take the grilled tuna," Mary Ann told the waiter.