Word · Frequency #7630
attendant
随从；侍者；服务员
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- 1.
One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
出席者；与某人或某物一起工作或看护的人
- 2.
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
照顾他人需求的人
- 3.
A servant or valet.
仆人或男仆
- 4.
a person who is present and participates in a meeting
出席并参与会议的人
- 5.
That which accompanies or follows.
伴随或跟随的事物
- 6.
an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
与另一事件或情况同时发生或相关的事件
- 7.
One who owes a duty or service to another.
对他人负有责任或服务的人
出席者；与某人或某物一起工作或看护的人；照顾他人需求的人；仆人或男仆；出席并参与会议的人；伴随或跟随的事物
In use
The flight attendant offered us a choice of beverages during the journey.
A museum attendant guided us to the exhibition hall and explained the rules.
All attendants at the conference received a badge and a program booklet.
attendant (to sb)
attendant 可接介词 to 表示服务的对象。
She worked as an attendant to the queen.
她曾担任女王的随从。
flight attendant
flight attendant 是常用复合词，比 steward/stewardess 更中性。
The flight attendant brought us drinks.
空乘给我们送来了饮料。
Common mistakes
He attendant the meeting yesterday.
Connections
Collocations
- flight attendant
- 空乘人员
- The flight attendant demonstrated the safety procedures.空乘演示了安全程序。
- personal attendant
- 私人随从
- The king was always accompanied by a personal attendant.国王总是由一名私人随从陪同。
- parking attendant
- 停车场管理员
- The parking attendant directed us to an empty spot.停车场管理员指引我们到一个空车位。
- attendant at
- …的出席者
- She was an attendant at the international conference.她是那次国际会议的出席者。
- attendant circumstances
- 伴随情况
- The investigation revealed the attendant circumstances of the accident.调查揭示了事故的伴随情况。
- attendant symptoms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：attend（参加，照顾）+ ant（人）= 照顾别人的人，即‘服务员’。
Context & Register
多用于正式场合，如酒店、会议或作为陪同人员。中文常译为'服务员'或'随从'，语域较为正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'dependent' rhymes with 'attendant' (both stress the second syllable and end with /-ɛndənt/). The other words end in -ant but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.