| 单词 | assistant |
| 释义 | assistant (once / 193 pages) nadj An assistant is someone that is there to help. If you work 80 hours a week, you might want to think about hiring a personal assistant to pick up your dry cleaning. The word assistant typically refers to someone who offers assistance. However, in certain professional situations, assistant can mean on a level below, as in "the Assistant District Attorney reports to the District Attorney." Not surprisingly, an assistant provides assistance. However, unlike a slave or an indentured servant, an assistant is paid for his work. WORD FAMILYassistant: assistants+/assist: assistance, assistant, assisted, assisting, assistive, assists/assistance: assistances/assisted: unassisted USAGE EXAMPLES“It is in the national interest of the U.S. to maintain an open investment policy,” said Aimen Mir, Treasury’s deputy assistant secretary for investment security. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Joseph is in his 12th year as an NFL assistant. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He said Shanahan or any other assistant would be available “at the end of the week” to speak with another team. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose my invaluable assistant Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper help, helper, supporter Damocles the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC) Comtesse Du Barrycourtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793) Sir Walter RaleighEnglish courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618) Sir John SucklingEnglish poet and courtier (1609-1642) coadjutor an assistant to a bishop accomplice, confederatea person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) aide, auxiliarysomeone who acts as assistant attendant, attender, tendersomeone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another bat boy(baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment dental assistantan assistant to a dentist deputy, lieutenantan assistant with power to act when his superior is absent actor's assistant, dressera wardrobe assistant for an actor event plannersomeone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) facilitatorsomeone who makes progress easier flower girla young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession girl Fridaya female assistant who has a range of duties enforcer, hatchet manone whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior cat's-paw, instrument, pawna person used by another to gain an end birthing coach, doula, labor coach, monitricean assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes underbossan assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate) fashion model, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, modela woman who wears clothes to display fashions model, posera person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor paraprofessionala trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional powder monkeysomeone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) prompter, theater promptersomeone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech chief assistant, man Friday, right-hand manthe most helpful assistant secretarial assistant, secretaryan assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization sidesman(Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underlingan assistant subject to the authority or control of another water boy, watereran assistant who supplies drinking water whipper-inhuntsman's assistant in managing the hounds companionone paid to accompany or assist or live with another artist's model, sittera person who poses for a painter or sculptor associatea person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise baggagemanan attendant who takes care of baggage batmanan orderly assigned to serve a British military officer bellboy, bellhop, bellmansomeone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels bottom doga person of low status bridesmaid, maid of honoran unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding caddie, golf caddiean attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player checkeran attendant who checks coats or baggage coga subordinate who performs an important but routine function courtieran attendant at the court of a sovereign cupbearerthe attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine decoy, steerera beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) dressmaker's modelsomeone who models dresses equerrya personal attendant of the British royal family escortan attendant who is employed to accompany someone esquire(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood executive secretarya secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities famulusa close attendant (as to a scholar) gilliea young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief groomsmana male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding lifeguard, lifesaveran attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents linkboy, linkman(formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets loaderan attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game mana male subordinate matron of honora married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding nurse's aide, nursing aidesomeone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training hospital attendant, orderlya male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients orderlya soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer page, varletin medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood pagea youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings legal assistant, paralegala person with specialized training who assists lawyers paramedic, paramedicala person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment photographer's modela model who poses for photographers rackeran attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack receptionista secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors rockeran attendant who rocks a child in a cradle secondthe official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match second banana, second fiddlesomeone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role second-in-commandsomeone who relieves a commander servitorsomeone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else social secretarya personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments squireyoung nobleman attendant on a knight gallant, squirea man who attends or escorts a woman amanuensis, shorthand typist, stenographersomeone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation) flight attendant, stewardan attendant on an airplane litter-bearer, stretcher-bearerone who helps carry a stretcher supermodela fashion model who has attained the status of a celebrity trainbearerone who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion vicar-general(Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop vice-regenta regent's deputy arouser, rouser, wakersomeone who rouses others from sleep worker a person who works at a specific occupation 2adj of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another Syn adjunct low-level, subordinate lower in rank or importance |
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