clerk
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 办事员，职员，文书
- vi.
- 当店员
演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *kelh₂-
词源说明
From Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“priest, clergyman, cleric”, also generally “learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”, adj. in church jargon), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance”, originally “shard used in casting lots”). Doublet of cleric.
Compare typologically Russian дьяк (dʹjak) (akin to дья́кон (dʹjákon)).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
- (Quakerism) A facilitator