英语词典 · 单词释义
retainer
英 [rɪ'teɪnə] 美 [rɪ'tenɚ]
这里集中整理“retainer”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
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词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- n. 保持器；家臣；保持者；[机] 护圈；预付费用
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词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
复数: retainers;
助记提示
1. re- "back" + -tain + -er.
2. => hold back, keep back.
3. => continue keeping, keep possession of, keep in the mind.
4. => keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service.
2. => hold back, keep back.
3. => continue keeping, keep possession of, keep in the mind.
4. => keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service.
中文词源
retainer 保留金，订金
来自 retain,保留。引申词义保留金，订金。
英文词源
- retainer (n.1)
- "fee to secure services," mid-15c., originally "act of keeping for oneself" from retain, or perhaps from or influenced by Middle French retenir, infinitive used as a noun. Meaning "fee paid to an attorney to secure his services" is from 1818.
- retainer (n.2)
- "servant," 1530s, agent noun from retain (v.). Also "one who retains or holds" (1540s). Meaning "dental structure used to hold a bridge in place" is recorded from 1887.
双语例句
- 1. I found the gardener, a family retainer, morosely surveying the scene.
- 我发现这个园丁——家里一个服侍多年的仆人，愁眉苦脸地审视着这个场景。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Liz was being paid a regular monthly retainer.
- 利兹每月得到一笔预付金。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I'll need a five-hundred-dollar retainer.
- 我将收取500美元的定金。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The agency will pay you a monthly retainer.
- 这个机构将会每月付给你聘用金。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Her arrival had just been announced by the faithful retainer.
- 她的忠仆刚宣布了她的到来.
来自辞典例句
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