butler的词源

英文词源

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butler: see bottle
butler (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 12c., from Anglo-French buteillier "cup-bearer," from Old French boteillier "cup-bearer, butler, officer in charge of wine," from boteille "wine vessel, bottle" (see bottle (n.)). The word reflects the position's original function as "chief servant in charge of wine." In Old French, fem. boteilliere was used of the Virgin Mary as "dispenser" of the cup of Mercy.

中文词源

butler(男管家):负责斟酒的仆役长

英语单词butler(男管家)来自法语,本意是“斟酒的人”,与表示酒瓶子的bottle同源。由此可见,现在英语中所谓的butler(男管家),以前其实就是仆人的头,负责在宴席上给主人斟酒,地位相对其他仆人较高,故中文译为“男管家”。 Butler(巴特勒)还是男人的姓氏,估计他家祖上是管家出身的。

butler:['bʌtlə] n.男管家,仆役长,(人名)巴特勒

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butler:管家

but, 同bottle, 酒瓶。原指贵族或封建领主的侍酒者,酒管。