footman
footman 英 [ˈfʊtmən] 美 [ˈfʊtmən]
n. 男仆，侍从；步兵
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- n. 男仆，侍从；步兵
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1. The footman bowed the guests out.
男仆恭恭敬敬地送走了客人。
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2. They were bowed out by the footman.
他们由男仆毕恭毕敬地送出去。
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3. A footman appeared, to whom she gravely added: "If Mr. van der Luyden has finished reading the newspaper, please ask him to be kind enough to come."
一名男仆出现了，她又严肃地对他说：“如果范德卢顿先生读完了报，请他劳神过来一趟。”
- 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-waiting sense is from c. 1700, though the running footmen still were in service mid-18c. From foot (n.) + man (n.).
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