valet
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 贴身男仆
- vt.
- 伺候
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 借自 ←中古法语 valet
- 源自 ←古法语 vaslet
- 源自 ←中世纪拉丁语 *vassellittus
- 源自 ←晚期拉丁语 vassallus “manservant, domestic, retainer”
- 源自 ←cel-gau *wassos “young man, squire”
- 源自 ←原始凯尔特语 *wastos “servant”
词源说明
Borrowed from Middle French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas). Doublet of varlet.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
- (professional wrestling) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.
- A female chaperone