stewardess

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /stjuː.əˈdɛs/|/ˈstjuː.ə.dɛs/|/ˈstjuː.ə.dɪs/|/ˈstjʊə.dɪs/    美 /ˈstu.ɚ.dɪs/|/ˈstʊɹ.dɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female flight attendant (a member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers). dated
  2. A woman who works at housekeeping and passenger service aboard a ship, yacht, or other type of boat that carries passengers.
    — She usually rang for the stewardess early, but this morning of course there had been no ring. The stewardess had gone in all the same about eight o'clock and found the cabin empty.
  3. A female steward (any sense).
    — The stewardess, principal inspector of the cow stable and the butter establishment, was indeed with the young lady, who had just entered the yard.

词形变化

stewardesses plural stewardii humorous,nonstandard,plural

词汇关系

近义词
air-girl air hostess airline stewardess air stewardess cart tart flight hostess flight stewardess hostie sky girl sky waitress trolley dolly
上位词
air attendant air host air steward flight attendant flight host flight steward steward
衍生词
wine stewardess
相关词
air nurse flight nurse
并列词
air host air steward flight host flight steward steward

词源

Etymology tree
English steward
Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa)bor.
Late Latin -issader.
Old French -essebor.
Middle English -esse
English -ess
English stewardess
From steward + -ess (feminine suffix).
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