单词 | usher |
释义 | usher n. & v. --n   1. a person who shows people to their seats in a hall or theatre etc.   2. a doorkeeper at a court etc.   3. Brit. an officer walking before a person of rank.   4. archaic or joc. an assistant teacher. --vtr.   1. act as usher to.   2. (usu. foll. by in) announce or show in etc. (ushered us into the room; ushered in a new era). Derivatives ushership n. Etymology: ME f. AF usser, OF uissier, var. of huissier f. med.L ustiarius for L ostiarius f. ostium door |
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