valet

• n. 贴身男仆；用车的人；伺候客人停车
• vt. 为...管理衣物；替...洗熨衣服
• vi. 清洗汽车；服侍
• n. (Valet)人名；(匈)沃莱特；(法)瓦莱

来自古法语vaslet,仆人，字母s脱落，来自拉丁语vassus,仆人，封臣，词源同vassal, varlet,引申词义代客泊车，代驾。

valet

valet: see varlet

valet (n.)

"personal man-servant," mid-14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French valet, variant of vaslet "man's servant, workman's assistant," originally "squire, young man, youth of noble birth" (12c.), from Gallo-Roman *vassellittus "young nobleman, squire, page," diminutive of Medieval Latin vassallus, from vassus "servant" (see vassal). Modern sense is usually short for valet de chambre; the general sense of "male household servant of the meaner sort" going with the variant form varlet. First recorded use of valet parking is from 1959.

1. The gentleman had a valet to wait on him hand and foot.

这位绅士有一个男仆照顾他的衣食住行.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. No man is a hero to his valet.

任何人在他的仆人眼里都不是英雄.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He lived in considerable style, travelling widely, usually with a cook, valet, butler and chauffeur in attendance.

他活得相当潇洒，通常带着厨师、用人、管家和司机到处游玩。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The valet shambled down the passage in his slippers.

仆人趿着拖鞋蹒跚地沿着过道走开去了.

来自辞典例句

5. In about five minutes his valet appeared , half - dressed and looking very drowsy.

大约过了五分钟他的仆人来了.衣冠不整, 而且睡眼惺松.

来自辞典例句