英语词汇“major-domo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

单词	major-domo
释义	major-domo in British English (ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊ) nounWord forms: plural -mos 1. the chief steward or butler of a great household 2. facetious a steward or butler Word origin C16: from Spanish mayordomo, from Medieval Latin mājor domūs head of the household major-domo in American English (ˈmeɪdʒərˈdoʊmoʊ) nounWord forms: plural ˈmaˈjor-domos 1. a man in charge of a great, royal, or noble household; chief steward 2. any steward or butler humorous usage Word origin Sp mayordomo or It maggiordomo < LL major domus < L major, greater (see major) + gen. of domus, house Examples of 'major-domo' in a sentence major-domo It looks to me as if he's training to be a major-domo at someone's embassy. Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2001) He grinned back and gave me a mock-salute, much less reverent than the black-suited major-domo inside, who bid me good morning with gravity. Malcolm, John WHISTLER IN THE DARK (2001) It was doddering old Nilgir Sumanand, Prestimion's aide-de-camp and major-domo. Robert Silverberg LORD PRESTIMION (2001) Definition of 'major-domo'
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major-domo in British English