footman

英 [ˈfʊt.mən]      美 [ˈfʊt.mən]
  • n. 男仆,侍从;步兵
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将“footman”分解记忆,联想成“foo”+“tman”。想象一个“foo”(通常指小动物的名字,如狐狸)穿着“tman”(模仿人的样子)的服装,成为脚下的仆人(即“footman”,意为男仆)。这样的形象可以帮助你记住这个单词的意思。

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footman (n.)
c. 1300, "foot soldier;" late 14c., "one who goes on foot," from foot (n.) + man (n.). As a personal attendant, originally one who ran before or alongside his master's carriage, announcing its arrival (and keeping it from spilling). The non-jogging man-in-waitingt sense is from c. 1700, though the running footmen still were in service mid-18c. From foot (n.) + man (n.).
1. The footman went ahead against the hurricane.
那男仆顶着飓风继续前进.
2. A large plate came skimming out , straight at the footman's head.
一只大盘子直向听差的脑袋飞来.
3. She sat down and accepted a glass from the footman.
她坐下来,从仆人手里接过杯子.
4. Suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood.
突然有一个穿制服的听差从树林里跑出来.
5. The footman and two porters began to load luggage onto the carriage.
仆人和两个脚夫开始把行李抬上马车.