首页attendantattendant的意思

attendant

英 [ə'tend(ə)nt] 美[ə'tɛndənt]
  • adj. 伴随的;侍候的
  • n. 服务员,侍者;随员,陪从

CET6TEM4IELTS考研TOEFL中低频词常用词汇

词态变化


复数: attendants;

助记提示


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.

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. Tony Williams was working as a car-park attendant in Los Angeles.
托尼·威廉斯在洛杉矶的一个停车场当服务生。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Mr Branson's victory, and all the attendant publicity, were well deserved.
布兰森先生的胜利,以及随之而来的关注度,都是理所应当的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The girl attendant has set about cleaning the room.
那位女服务员已开始打扫房间.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant.
服务员进来,打断了她的话.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She was uninterrupted with the entrance of an attendant.
服务员进来并没有打断她的话.

来自《简明英汉词典》