Chamberlain
['tʃeɪmbəlɪn] or ['tʃembɚlɪn]
解释:
(noun.) an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman.
(noun.) the treasurer of a municipal corporation.
(noun.) British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940).
卡莱尔编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers.
(n.) An upper servant of an inn.
(n.) An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court.
(n.) A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
整理:瓦莱丽
解释:
n. an officer appointed by a king or nobleman or by a corporation to perform domestic and ceremonial duties.—n. Cham′berlainship.—Lord Chamberlain an officer of high standing in the royal household having control over all the officers and servants 'above stairs ' except those of the bedchamber over the establishment attached to the Chapel Royal the physicians surgeons and apothecaries of the household; Lord Great Chamberlain a hereditary officer who has the government of the palace of Westminster and upon solemn occasions the keys of Westminster Hall and of the Court of Requests are delivered to him."
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例句:
- Chamberlain, take these people over to my brother, the Grand Duke's, and give them a square meal. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- She had as firm a belief in the sweetness and propriety of his manners as she could possibly have had if he had been Lord Chamberlain. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- Chamberlain, of the 20th Maine, was wounded on the 18th. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- The lord steward and lord chamberlain looked after the expense of his family. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- It was for me to meet Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- The Lord Chamberlain gives them a certificate of virtue. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- You gave him a cool nod, and just now you bowed and smiled in the politest way to Tommy Chamberlain, whose father keeps a grocery store. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
手打:温迪