| 释义 |
‖ provodnik|prəvadˈɲik|
[Russ.]
In the U.S.S.R.: a. A guide. b. An attendant or guard on a train.
1888J. C. Murray tr. S. Maimon's Autobiogr. xviii. 148, I was once seized as a prowodnik myself. 1927Contemp. Rev. June 729 Two provodniks, or train attendants, looked after our coach. 1936P. Fleming News from Tartary ii. 23, I went back to my compartment and found the provodnik. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 21 Feb. 7/2 A provodnik is shaving in one of the two lavatories at the height of the morning rush. |