retinue
英 ['ret?nju?]
美 ['r?t?nu]
助記提示
1. re- "back" + tin- + -ue.
2. => hold back, keep back.
3. => literally "that which is retained".
4. => group of followers.
5. 即那些保持(keep)跟在后面(back)的人。
中文詞源
retinue 隨行人員詞源同 retain,保持，保留。引申詞義隨行人員。
英文詞源
- retinue
- retinue: [14] A retinue is etymologically ‘that which is retained’. The word was borrowed from Old French retenue, the feminine past participle of retenir ‘keep, restrain’ (source of English retain [14]). This in turn went back via Vulgar Latin *retenēre to Latin retinēre ‘hold back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and tenēre ‘hold’ (source of English contain, obtain, etc). The notion behind retinue is of a body of men ‘retained’ in one’s service. Another English descendant of retinēre is rein.
=> contain, detain, obtain, rein, retain - retinue (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French retenue "group of followers, state of service," literally "that which is retained," noun use of fem. past participle of retenir "to employ, to retain, hold back" (see retain). Related: Retinular.
雙語例句
- 1. Mind trainers are now part of a tennis star's retinue.
- 現在，網球明星的隨行人員中有些是心理培訓師。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The duchess arrived, surrounded by her retinue of servants.
- 公爵夫人在大批隨從人馬的簇擁下到達了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He was attended by a numerous retinue.
- 他有許多隨員陪同.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The king's retinue accompanied him on the journey.
- 國王的侍從在旅途上陪伴著他.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. He strode past with his retinue of aides.
- 他與他的隨員們大步走了過去.
來自辭典例句