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单词 major-domo
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Definition of major-domo in English:

major-domo

nounPlural major-domos ˌmeɪdʒəˈdəʊməʊˌmeɪdʒərˈdoʊmoʊ
  • The chief steward of a large household.

    (大户人家的)男管家,男总管

    I twice left a message, once with Pippa and once with her major-domo, asking him to ring back
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hildegardé was, unusually enough, actually acting like a major-domo.
    • I was almost relieved when the household major-domo materialised from somewhere to bow and request her presence.
    • In a nineteenth-century South American setting, De Flores was a major-domo of slave stock, and his resentments, sexual and social, drove the action forward.
    • Up the main steps they went to the open main door where an imposing major-domo took the invitations.
    • Malvolio (Des McAleer) is a haughty major-domo, but where is his festering self-love and manic insecurity?
    Synonyms
    attendant, retainer

Origin

Late 16th century: via Spanish and Italian from medieval Latin major domus 'highest official of the household'.

Definition of major-domo in US English:

major-domo

nounˌmājərˈdōmōˌmeɪdʒərˈdoʊmoʊ
  • The chief steward of a large household.

    (大户人家的)男管家,男总管

    I twice left a message, once with Pippa and once with her major-domo, asking him to ring back
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I was almost relieved when the household major-domo materialised from somewhere to bow and request her presence.
    • In a nineteenth-century South American setting, De Flores was a major-domo of slave stock, and his resentments, sexual and social, drove the action forward.
    • Up the main steps they went to the open main door where an imposing major-domo took the invitations.
    • Hildegardé was, unusually enough, actually acting like a major-domo.
    • Malvolio (Des McAleer) is a haughty major-domo, but where is his festering self-love and manic insecurity?
    Synonyms
    attendant, retainer

Origin

Late 16th century: via Spanish and Italian from medieval Latin major domus ‘highest official of the household’.

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