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beefeater

音標['bi:f,i:t?] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 吃牛肉者, 壯漢, 守衛

英文解釋:

名詞 beefeater:

  1. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
    同義詞:yeoman, yeoman of the guard

詳細解釋:


beef.eat.er

n.(名詞)
A yeoman of the British monarch`s royal guard.
英國皇家衛隊的衛士

<注釋>Tourists in England who have seen the warders of the Tower of London and the Yeomen of the Guard know that these men dressed in 5th-century uniforms are calledbeefeaters. Not all tourists are aware, however, that the original use of the term (recorded in '0) was pejorative,referring to a well-fed servant.In a work published before '28 the word was also said to have been used contemptuously by the French for an Englishman or an English soldier.The wordbeefeater has thus risen in the world, for the well-fed, well-muscled beefeaters of today (this use was first recorded in '7) are considered by many to be a national treasure.
到英國旅遊見到過倫敦塔的皇家侍衛都知道這些身著5世紀制服的人叫倫敦塔衛士。 但並不是所有的遊客都注意到了,這個詞最早用作輕蔑語(載於'0年),是指吃得很好的僕人。在'28年前發表的一篇文章中,這個詞也被法國人用來蔑稱英國人或英國士兵。由於今天營養充足,肌肉發達的皇家侍衛(該意最早使用刊載於'7年)被許多人認為是英國的國寶,倫敦塔衛士 一詞於是開始廣為流傳

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