Word · Frequency #22245
valet
贴身男仆；男侍从
核心释义
A personal male attendant who looks after a man's clothes and appearance; also a hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
- 1.
男子的私人男仆,负责其衣着和仪表。
A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- 2.
旅馆中为客人提供此类服务的员工。
A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
- 3.
职业摔角中的女性表演者,担任经纪人或个人陪同；常用来吸引和挑逗男性观众。
A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.
- 4.
陪伴男子的女性陪同,通常不是其妻子。
A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
- 5.
赛马场上受雇协助骑师和驯马师的人。
A person employed to assist the jockey and trainer at a racecourse.
- 6.
用于挂放衣物和配饰以备穿戴的木架。
A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.
- 7.
一种带铁尖的刺棒或棍子。
A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.
木质衣帽架；女伴；女陪随；摔跤女伴；赛马场助理；铁头刺棒
用法In use
The valet folded the duke's evening shirt and put it in the wooden wardrobe.
用法提示：此处 valet 为名词，表示“贴身男仆”，在句中作主语。
A valet should say nothing about what he sees while helping his employer dress.
用法提示：valet 为可数名词，前有不定冠词 a，泛指这类贴身男仆。
I will ask the valet to tie my boots before the morning ride.
用法提示：valet 作名词，在 ask sb to do 结构中作宾语，指贴身男仆。
sb's valet
用所有格表示“某人的贴身男仆”，valet 常指照料主人衣着和仪表的男仆。
The duke's valet laid out his evening clothes.
公爵的贴身男仆把他的晚礼服摆好了。
work as a valet
表示职业身份时，常用 work as 或 act as 来搭配。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- personal valet
- 私人贴身男仆
- The gentleman employed a personal valet to care for his clothes.这位先生雇了一名私人贴身男仆来照料他的衣物。
- hotel valet
- 旅馆侍者
- The hotel valet pressed my suit before the meeting.旅馆侍者在会议前把西装熨好了。
- wrestling valet
- 摔角女伴
- She was known as a wrestling valet and often accompanied the champion to the ring.她以摔角女伴闻名，经常陪同冠军进入赛场。
- jockey's valet
- 骑师助理
- The jockey's valet helped him put on his racing silks.骑师助理帮他穿上赛马彩衣。
- valet stand
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
valet 音似“瓦利特”：想象机器人瓦力（WALL·E）为你挂好衣帽——记住这是照料衣着的男仆。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史小说、历史题材影视剧、旧式贵族家庭 该词义指私人男仆，多用于正式、文学或历史语境，比较常见于历史小说、影视剧或描写旧时上流社会的文本；现代日常口语中不算常用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
valet 读作 /ˈvælɪt/。pallet、palette 读 /ˈpælɪt/，mallet 读 /ˈmælɪt/，与 valet 同韵；注意 ballot /ˈbælət/、chalet /ˈʃæleɪ/、valley /ˈvæli/ 拼写相似但读音不同。
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