Word · Frequency #14519
custodian
看管人；门卫；勤杂工
A person who takes care of a building, school, or property; a janitor.
- 1.
A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
受委托照料某物或某人的人；看护人或保管人
- 2.
one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
负责建筑物、场地或动物的人
- 3.
An administrator.
管理者；行政人员
- 4.
A gaolkeeper.
监狱看守
- 5.
A protector or guard.
保护者或警卫
监护人；保管人；管理者；行政主管；保护者；守卫；狱卒；监狱看守；受委托照料某物或某人的人；看护人或保管人
In use
The school custodian ensures the classrooms are clean every morning.
As the custodian of the estate, she must manage the assets responsibly.
The zookeeper is the primary custodian of the animals, responsible for their well-being.
custodian of sth
表示某物由某人负责保管或管理。
She is the custodian of the museum's collection.
她是博物馆藏品的管理人。
serve as custodian
用于描述担任保管人或管理人的角色。
He served as custodian for the building for over ten years.
他担任该大楼的管理人超过十年。
custodian for sb/sth
强调被指定为某人或某物的保管责任。
Connections
Collocations
- custodian of records
- 档案保管人
- The court appointed her custodian of records for the estate.法院指定她为遗产档案保管人。
- custodian bank
- 托管银行
- A custodian bank safeguards the assets of institutional investors.托管银行为机构投资者保管资产。
- custodian parent
- 监护方家长
- The custodian parent is responsible for the child's daily care.监护方家长负责孩子的日常照护。
- school custodian
- 学校勤杂工
- The school custodian cleans the classrooms every evening.学校勤杂工每天傍晚打扫教室。
- legal custodian
- 法定监护人
- As legal custodian, she must make decisions in the child's best interest.作为法定监护人，她必须为孩子的最佳利益做决定。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象 custodian 拿着钥匙串，监护（custody）整栋楼，是负责看管的人：保管员、门卫。记住 custody（监护）+ -ian（人）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：school/office buildings、legal custody/property、archives/museums custodian 的语域会随语境变化：在美式英语中常指学校或办公楼里负责清洁和保养的勤杂工/看管人（比较中性）；在法律或正式文件中则多指儿童或财产的监护人、保管人（比较正式）。建议根据搭配和场景判断具体含义与正式程度。
Grammar Note
指负责管理或保管某物（如建筑、财物等）的人
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -dian 结尾，但重音元音各不相同：custodian 的重音在 /stoʊ/，guardian 在 /ɡɑːr/，comedian 在 /miː/，Indian 在 /ɪn/，Canadian 在 /neɪ/，因此它们并不押韵。注意拼写相近不等于发音相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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.