butler

butler — 名詞

1. a senior male staff member in a wealthy household whose job is to greet visitors

1.名詞C1
釋義

男管家

富有人家中負責管理僕役的首席男僕

a senior male staff member in a wealthy household whose job is to greet visitors, supervise the other domestic workers, and make sure that meals and drinks are properly served.

例句

The Carlisle family's butler greeted every guest at the front door with a small bow.

Carlisle 家的男管家在大門口微微鞠躬，迎接每一位賓客。

typical role: greeting guests at the door

Mr. Hadley had served as the duke's butler for nearly forty years.

Hadley 先生擔任公爵的男管家已經將近四十年了。

collocation: serve as someone's butler

常見搭配
  • a butler answers the door
  • the butler announces guests
  • the family butler
  • the head butler
同義詞
  • manservant

    older, broader term for any male household servant; less senior than a butler

  • majordomo

    formal; the chief steward of a very grand household, often outranking a butler

  • valet

    a personal male servant who looks after one master's clothes and grooming, not the whole house

反義詞
  • master

    the head of the household who employs the butler

  • mistress

    the female head of the household, the butler's employer

文法句型

a/the butler

butler + verb

用法筆記

Subject is usually wealthy, aristocratic, or fictional employers; the role mainly appears in historical, royal, or upper-class settings, so the word can sound old-fashioned or elite in everyday Taiwan-learner contexts.

常見錯誤

My family hired a butler to clean the kitchen.
My family hired a cleaner to clean the kitchen.
a butler manages staff and serves guests; basic cleaning work is done by a cleaner or maid.
She works as a butler at a small café.
She works as a waitress at a small café.
a butler works inside a private home, not a restaurant or shop.

同根字

  • butlers
    名詞C1
  • butlership
    名詞
  • butler service
    名詞

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • butler service
  • butler pantry
  • head butler
  • family butler

常用片語

  • the butler did it
  • ring for the butler
  • the butler announced

介系詞搭配

  • butler to (someone)
  • butler at (a residence)