發號施令(動詞)
把「老闆」這個身分變成一個動作:像老闆那樣一直指揮別人。妙的是它常帶貶意——明明沒那個權力,卻擺出老闆的架子。
boss (order people around) · verb · A2
To keep telling people what to do, especially when you have no right to.
對人發號施令、頤指氣使
這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字,意思沒有關係, 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 boss (at work) · boss (architectural decoration)
The one person who is in charge — the one everyone else answers to and takes orders from.
From Dutch 'baas' (master of a household), brought into American English in the 1600s; first written as 'boss' around 1806.
源自荷蘭語 baas,意思是「一家之主」,十七世紀進入美式英語,約 1806 年寫成 boss。所以這個字一開始就帶著「主事的人」的味道,後來才長出公司主管、頤指氣使、甚至「很罩很強」的俚語用法。
etymonline.com/word/boss
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發號施令(動詞)
把「老闆」這個身分變成一個動作:像老闆那樣一直指揮別人。妙的是它常帶貶意——明明沒那個權力,卻擺出老闆的架子。
boss (order people around) · verb · A2
To keep telling people what to do, especially when you have no right to.
對人發號施令、頤指氣使
很罩、很酷(俚語)
從「老闆=最強最有份量的那個」延伸出的俚語讚美:把這份「夠格當頭」的氣勢拿來形容東西很棒、很有派頭。
boss (cool, slang) · adjective · A2
Very good, cool, or stylish (an old-fashioned, slang way to say it).
超讚的、很酷的
boss (at work) · noun · A2
The person who you work for, or who tells you what to do at work.
老闆、上司
boss (powerful figure) · noun · A2
Someone who has an important, powerful job in a company or large group.
大老闆、高層
boss (dominant one in a relationship) · noun · A2
The person who is strongest in a relationship and controls what happens.
說了算的人、主導者
A second word, same spelling
A round, raised bump that sticks out from a flat surface as decoration.
From Old French 'boce' meaning a hump or swelling — a separate word from the 'employer' boss, which came from Dutch.
源自古法語 boce,意思是「腫塊、隆起」,和來自荷蘭語的「老闆」boss 是兩個不同的字,只是後來拼法撞在一起。所以這個 boss 從頭到尾講的都是「一塊鼓起來的東西」。
etymonline.com/word/boss
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Bossname/bɒs/
A surname.
bossnoun詞源 1/bɒs/
One who is in charge of something.
One who is in charge of something.
One who is in charge of something.
One who is in charge of something.
One who is in charge of something.
One who is in charge of something.
informalOne who is in charge of something.
video-gamesAn enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
bossverb詞源 1/bɒs/
To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
bossadj詞源 1/bɒs/
slangOf excellent quality, first-rate.
bossnoun詞源 2/bɒs/
geographygeologynatural-sciencesA lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
engineeringmechanical-engineeringmechanicsA lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
architectureA lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
architectureA lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.
archerygovernmenthobbiesA target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
A head or reservoir of water.
bossverb詞源 2/bɒs/
To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
bossnoun詞源 3/bɒs/
obsoleteA hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。