| 正面 | 5524.waiter 英 ['weɪtə]美 ['wetɚ]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： 1. from Old french gorgias, "finely dressed, luxurious", formed from the name of Gorgias, a Greek sophist and rhetorician, who took pleasure in showing off his luxury.2. => "splendid, showy" (of clothing).3. 因此要注意的是，该词与 gorge 并没有什么关系，首部相同只是巧合而已。n. 服务员，侍者 例句： 1. The waiter returned with their order and Graham signed the bill.侍者把他们点的餐端了过来，格雷厄姆签了单。 waiter 服务员来自wait,等待。 waiter (n.)late 14c., "attendant, watchman," agent noun from wait (v.). Sense of "attendant at a meal, servant who waits at tables" is from late 15c., originally in reference to household servants; in reference to inns, eating houses, etc., it is attested from 1660s." |