retainer

英 [r?'te?n?] 美[r?'ten?]
  • n. 保持器；家臣；保持者；[機(jī)] 護(hù)圈；預(yù)付費(fèi)用
TEM8GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化

復(fù)數(shù):?retainers;

助記提示

1. re- "back" + -tain + -er.
2. => hold back, keep back.
3. => continue keeping, keep possession of, keep in the mind.
4. => keep (another) attached to one's person, keep in service.

中文詞源

retainer 保留金，訂金

來自 retain,保留。引申詞義保留金，訂金。

英文詞源

retainer (n.1)
"fee to secure services," mid-15c., originally "act of keeping for oneself" from retain, or perhaps from or influenced by Middle French retenir, infinitive used as a noun. Meaning "fee paid to an attorney to secure his services" is from 1818.
retainer (n.2)
"servant," 1530s, agent noun from retain (v.). Also "one who retains or holds" (1540s). Meaning "dental structure used to hold a bridge in place" is recorded from 1887.

雙語例句

1. I found the gardener, a family retainer, morosely surveying the scene.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)園丁——家里一個(gè)服侍多年的仆人，愁眉苦臉地審視著這個(gè)場(chǎng)景。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Liz was being paid a regular monthly retainer.
利茲每月得到一筆預(yù)付金。

來自柯林斯例句

3. I'll need a five-hundred-dollar retainer.
我將收取500美元的定金。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The agency will pay you a monthly retainer.
這個(gè)機(jī)構(gòu)將會(huì)每月付給你聘用金。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. Her arrival had just been announced by the faithful retainer.
她的忠仆剛宣布了她的到來.

來自辭典例句