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/ˈdɔːrmæn/ · /ˈdɔːmæn/
a man in a uniform who works at the door of a hotel, club, or apartment building, greets people, lets them in, and helps them find taxis.
門童；門房
複數 doormen
核心畫面
Picture the man standing at the front door of a hotel in a uniform, often with gloves and a cap. He is not a guard and not a receptionist — his whole job happens right at that door: he opens it, says good evening, carries your bag in, steps out to the street and a taxi down for you. The word is simply 'the door' plus 'the man who belongs to it'.
可以想成飯店大門口那位穿制服的人，常常還戴著手套和帽子。他不是警衛，也不是櫃檯——他整份工作就發生在那扇門邊：幫你把…更多收起
可以想成飯店大門口那位穿制服的人，常常還戴著手套和帽子。他不是警衛，也不是櫃檯——他整份工作就發生在那扇門邊：幫你把門拉開、招呼一聲、把行李提進去，再走到路邊幫你攔一輛計程車。這個字就是 door（門）加上 man（人）：屬於那扇門的那個人。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
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。
doormannoun
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A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.
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。