janitor
英 ['d??n?t?]
美 ['d??n?t?]
助記提示
1. janus, Janus => janitor.
中文詞源
janitor 看門人來自拉丁語ianitor,看門人，詞源同January.
英文詞源
- janitor (n.)
- 1580s, "an usher in a school," later "doorkeeper" (1620s), from Latin ianitor "doorkeeper, porter," from ianua "door, entrance, gate," from ianus "arched passageway, arcade" (see Janus) + agent suffix -tor. Meaning "caretaker of a building" first recorded 1708.
雙語例句
- 1. The janitor comes round to turn the lights out.
- 看門人巡視一圈，把燈熄滅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The janitor let off some steam because the pressure was too high.
- 鍋爐工把蒸汽放走了一點,因為壓力過高.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. I'll just play until the janitor comes round to turn the lights out.
- 我會一直玩到門房過來熄燈。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. That janitor is a snail who never gets things done.
- 那個照管房屋的人動作慢吞吞的,什么事也做不成.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Art recruited a janitor, we're paying him to keep watch.
- 阿特買通了看門人, 我們出錢讓他放哨.
來自辭典例句