gillie
/ˈgɪlɪ/(亦作ghillie)
noun
1
- (in Scotland) a man or boy who attends someone on a hunting or fishing expedition(苏格兰)猎人(或渔人)助手。
1.1
- historical a Highland chief's attendant〈史〉(苏格兰高地首领的)随从, 仆人。
2
- (一般作ghillie)a type of shoe with laces along the instep and no tongue, especially those used for Scottish country dancing吉里鞋, 随从鞋(尤指苏格兰乡村舞蹈用的无舌系带鞋)。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic gille 'lad, servant'. The word was also found in the term gilliewetfoot, denoting a servant who carried the chief over a stream, used as a contemptuous name by Lowlanders for the follower of a Highland chief. Sense 2 dates from the 1930s.