| 单词 | butler-like |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈbutler-like ˈbutler-like adj. resembling (that of) a butler; characteristic of a butler. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [adjective] > belonging to or characteristic of butler butler-like1809 butlerian1841 butlerish1864 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. v. 42 My place was to wait; and I handed about the glasses with so butler-like an air, as to be not a little complimented on my dexterity. 1880 E. Eiloart Dean's Wife III. ii. 16 Then his eye met that of the respectable butler-like man opposite. 1912 Harper's Weekly 7 Dec. 12/2 Pettigrew's cigar had gone out, but Striker, with almost butler-like alacrity, struck and held a match for him. 2010 C. R. Swindoll Insights on Romans 36 My own god..could be a serene, butler-like character who keeps me out of trouble with wisdom greater than my own. < as lemmas |
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