c. 1300, from Anglo-French barbour (attested as a surname from early 13c.), from Old French barbeor, barbieor (Modern French barbier, which has a more restricted sense than the English word), from Vulgar Latin *barbatorem, from Latin barba "beard" (see barb (n.)). Originally also regular practitioners of surgery, they were restricted to haircutting and dentistry under Henry VIII.
雙語例句
1. She had to call a barber to shave him.
她不得不叫個理發師來給他刮臉。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She asked the barber to crop her hair short.
她叫理發師把她的頭發剪短了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The barber gave him a shave and a haircut.
理發師給他修面理發.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. The barber thinned out his customer's thick hair.