yeoman's service

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Arduous work, performed in a vigorous, committed manner. idiomatic
    — Near-synonym: good job
  2. Reliable, useful, capable service. idiomatic
    — I once did hold it, as our statists do, A baseness to write fair and labour'd much How to forget that learning, but, sir, now It did me yeoman's service.

词形变化

yeoman service alternative

词源

An allusion to stouthearted, dutiful labor performed by a yeoman.
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