单词 | cameriere |
释义 | camerieren. Chiefly in Italy and Italian-speaking contexts: an attendant; a member of staff (now usually a waiter) in a restaurant, hotel, etc. ΚΠ c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1644 (1955) II. 280 Then followed 4 other Camerieri with four Capps of the dignity Pontificial, which were Cardinals hatts carried on staffs. 1723 A. de la Mottraye Trav. I. ii. 29 Then the Mitre being put on his Head, he went to the Throne of Attire (the Constable of Colonna, with two Camerieri of Honour holding his Train). 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France (Dublin ed.) 241 The first remained conqueror, as our very conversable Camerieres took care to inform us. 1822 M. Wilmot Jrnl. in More Lett. (1935) 171 There is a pleasant promenade out of the Roman Gateway and the nice little Cameriere told us that the Queen used to drive there. 1884 W. D. Howells Tuscan Cities 11 I would rather have had a perpetuity of the cameriere's smile when he came up with our coffee in the morning than Donatello's San Giorgio. 1934 F. S. Fitzgerald Tender is Night ii. x. 209 Oh, thank you, camerière, but we've changed our minds. 2000 Trav. & Leisure May 65/1 Never mind the smug, penguin-suited camerieri, and forget the front room, with its clutter of D&G bags sprawled around tables full of Japanese tourists. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1660 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。