chauffeur
英 ['???f?; ???'f??]
美 [?o'f?]
- n. 司機(jī)
- vt. 開(kāi)車(chē)運(yùn)送
- vi. 當(dāng)汽車(chē)司機(jī)
助記提示
諧音“師傅”，我們經(jīng)常稱呼馬路上的司機(jī)為“師傅”。詞根-chauf-指“加熱”，來(lái)自古法語(yǔ)chaufer“加熱”。司機(jī)和加熱是什么關(guān)系呢？最早的汽車(chē)是用蒸汽驅(qū)動(dòng)的，每15分鐘就要停車(chē)向鍋爐加煤，以保持熱能。同源的chafe（摩擦）就不難理解了，摩擦生熱嘛~
中文詞源
chauffeur 司機(jī)詞源同chafe, 擦熱，加熱，-eur, 人。原指早期給火車(chē)加煤的人，后用來(lái)指司機(jī)，特指富人或要人的私人司機(jī)。
英文詞源
- chauffeur (n.)
- 1896, originally "a motorist," from French chauffeur, literally "stoker," operator of a steam engine, French nickname for early motorists, from chauffer "to heat," from Old French chaufer "to heat, warm up; to become hot" (see chafe). The first motor-cars were steam-driven. Sense of "professional or paid driver of a private motor car" is from 1902.
The '95 Duryea wagon, which won the Chicago contest Fall, was exhibited at the Detroit Horse Show last week. Charles B. King, treasurer of the American Motor League, acted as "chauffeur," as the French say. ["The Horseless Age," April 1896]
- chauffeur (v.)
- 1902, from chauffeur (n.). Related: Chauffeured; chauffeuring.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. His chauffeur misread his route and took a wrong turning.
- 他的司機(jī)看錯(cuò)路線，拐錯(cuò)了方向。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was certainly useful to have her there to chauffeur him around.
- 有她在那兒還是挺有用的，能開(kāi)車(chē)帶他到處跑。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. A uniformed chauffeur identified me among the crowd.
- 一個(gè)穿制服的司機(jī)在人群中認(rèn)出了我。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. He wrested the suitcase from the chauffeur.
- 他從司機(jī)手里搶過(guò)手提箱。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. a long black chauffeur-driven limousine
- 由專職司機(jī)駕駛的黑色豪華加長(zhǎng)轎車(chē)
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》