| 单词 | manservant |
| 释义 | manservant noun[C] old-fashioneduk/ˈmænˌsɜː.vənt/us/ˈmænˌsɝː.vənt/amaleservantwithresponsibilityfor thepersonalneedsof hisemployer, such aspreparinghisfoodandclothes 贴身男仆People who serve other people
Examplesofmanservantmanservant Employing amanservantwas, in many ways, the ultimate luxury. From theCambridge English Corpus This paper analyses the towns with thirty or more residential employers of manservants, calling them 'residential leisure towns'. From theCambridge English Corpus In some cases, themanservantassumed the place of the absent husband as chaperone. From theCambridge English Corpus Clearly the place of manservants along the spectrum of gentility varied by region and by social group. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, there was no connection with the rank size of these towns in the 1670s and the number of employers of manservants in 1780. From theCambridge English Corpus Of interest here is not only the price of the horse in comparison with themanservant, but also the concern expressed regarding its quality. From theCambridge English Corpus Amanservantmight do little more parade himself on a coach, but this was clearly considered a useful investment. From theCambridge English Corpus After all, as far as useful activity was concerned there was little that amanservantcould do that a woman could not do and do more cheaply. From theCambridge English Corpus A town with a relatively high proportion of employers of manservants among its best circles was a different sort of town than one with a much lower proportion. From theCambridge English Corpus Whilst lower than that between employers of manservants and luxury service score (0.637), the correlation between population and luxury service score is statistically significant. From theCambridge English Corpus Someone got in before us to get rid of armorial bearings, manservants and the like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That was a tax on manservants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If someone played a musical instrument in the street and one did not like it, one went out and sent him away or sent amanservantto move him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The master's actions and behavior are very mysterious and secretive, which causes hismanservantto be suspicious of his whereabouts. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The next morning, the temple'smanservantasked to take leave, and when asked for the reason, said last night, didn't a head come visit? From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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