1
- a man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance(为男主人照料衣着和仪表的)贴身男仆; 仆从。
1.1
- a hotel employee performing such duties for guests(旅馆为客人贴身服务的)房内侍者。
2
- a person employed to clean or park cars(清洗和停泊小汽车的)车辆服务员。
(valeted, valeting)with obj.
1
- act as a valet to (a particular man)伺候, 服侍。
1.1
- no obj. work as a valet伺候, 服侍。
2
- clean (a car), especially on the inside清理(尤指汽车内部)。
词源
late 15th cent. (denoting a footman acting as an attendant to a horseman): from French; related to VASSAL.