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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。
随从；侍者；服务员
attendants — plural of attendant
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随从；侍者；服务员
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
She worked as an attendant to the queen.
她曾担任女王的随从。
出席者；与某人或某物一起工作或看护的人
One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
照顾他人需求的人
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
仆人或男仆
A servant or valet.
出席并参与会议的人
a person who is present and participates in a meeting
The flight attendant offered us a choice of beverages during the journey.
飞行途中，乘务员给我们提供了饮料选择。
A museum attendant guided us to the exhibition hall and explained the rules.
一名博物馆服务员引导我们到展厅，并解释了规则。
All attendants at the conference received a badge and a program booklet.
所有会议出席者都收到了徽章和节目手册。
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 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。
Not this
He attendant the meeting yesterday.
Use this
He attended the meeting yesterday.
英语中，“attendant”是名词，意为“服务员”或“随从”，不能用作动词。表示“参加”应用动词“attend”。
Not this
The attendant at the conference was over 200 people.
Use this
The attendance at the conference was over 200 people.
“attendant”指具体的人（服务员、侍者），而“attendance”指出席人数或出席的行为。此处描述人数，应用“attendance”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
空乘人员
The flight attendant demonstrated the safety procedures.
空乘演示了安全程序。
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。
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。
…的出席者
She was an attendant at the international conference.
她是那次国际会议的出席者。
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。
伴随症状
Fever is one of the common attendant symptoms of the flu.
发烧是流感的常见伴随症状之一。
我不是哈姆雷特王子，也从未打算成为；我只是一个随从的领主，一个愿意推动进程、开启一两个场景的人。
This line from T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock' uses 'attendant lord' to denote a secondary character serving a larger purpose.
这句诗出自T.S.艾略特的诗《J·阿尔弗雷德·普鲁弗洛克的情歌》，用'attendant lord'来表示服务于更大目的的次要角色。
Use attendants naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：attend（参加，照顾）+ ant（人）= 照顾别人的人，即‘服务员’。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.