英语词汇“factotum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

factotum

/fakˈtəʊtəm

noun (plural factotums)

An employee who does all kinds of work: he was employed as the general factotum...

She is perpetually and dangerously angry, bluntly refusing - although employed in a factotum capacity - to perform many of the chores she is given, often colouring her refusal with some venomous invective.
When his grandson was born in 1604, his family of three had four servants, apart from his factotum and sole studio assistant, Francisco de Preboste.
He worked as a general factotum at Keadeen Hotel for 37 years.

Synonyms

odd-job man, (general) handyman, general employee, man of all work, maid of all work, jack of all trades, personal assistant;

British PA;

Australian knockabout

informal (Mr) Fixit, man/girl Friday

North American informal body man

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally in the phrases dominum (or magister factotum), translating roughly as 'master of everything', and Johannes factotem 'John do-it-all' or 'Jack of all trades'): from medieval Latin, from Latin fac! 'do!' (imperative of facere) + totum 'the whole thing' (neuter of totus).

单词	factotum
释义	factotum /fakˈtəʊtəm / noun (plural factotums) An employee who does all kinds of work: he was employed as the general factotum... She is perpetually and dangerously angry, bluntly refusing - although employed in a factotum capacity - to perform many of the chores she is given, often colouring her refusal with some venomous invective. When his grandson was born in 1604, his family of three had four servants, apart from his factotum and sole studio assistant, Francisco de Preboste. He worked as a general factotum at Keadeen Hotel for 37 years. Synonyms odd-job man, (general) handyman, general employee, man of all work, maid of all work, jack of all trades, personal assistant; British PA; Australian knockabout informal (Mr) Fixit, man/girl Friday North American informal body man Origin Mid 16th century (originally in the phrases dominum (or magister factotum), translating roughly as 'master of everything', and Johannes factotem 'John do-it-all' or 'Jack of all trades'): from medieval Latin, from Latin fac! 'do!' (imperative of facere) + totum 'the whole thing' (neuter of totus). Rhymes Gotham, scrotum, teetotum, totem
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