bailiff

英 ['be?l?f] 美['bel?f]

低頻詞暢通詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?bailiffs;

bailiff 法警

來自拉丁詞bajulus, 持有者，責(zé)任者，古義指城堡的管家，詞源同bail.

bailiff: bailiff: [13] Latin bājulus meant literally ‘carrier’ (it is probably the ultimate source of English bail in some if not all of its uses). It developed the metaphorical meaning ‘person in charge, administrator’, which passed, via the hypothetical medieval adjectival form *bājulīvus, into Old French as baillif, and hence into English.
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bailiff (n.): mid-13c., from Old French baillif (12c., nominative baillis) "administrative official, deputy," from Vulgar Latin *bajulivus "official in charge of a castle," from Latin bajulus "porter," which is of unknown origin. Used in Middle English of a public administrator of a district, a chief officer of a Hundred, or an officer under a sheriff.

1. Only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door.: 很少有人經(jīng)受執(zhí)達(dá)官上門的奇恥大辱。

2. If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police.: 如果法警認(rèn)為事情變得不可收拾，他就會尋求警方的幫助。

3. Now I have a bailiff, a townsman ; he seems a practical fellow.: 我現(xiàn)在用的總管是個城里人, 看起來倒是個很能干的小伙子.

5. The master of the house is a bailiff, and he is very strict indeed.: 屋主人是個法警, 他確實很嚴(yán)厲.