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    A janitor is the person whose job is to look after a school or another large building: unlocking doors, cleaning, taking out rubbish, doing small repairs, and knowing where everything is. In American and Canadian English this is the usual word, especially at schools. In Britain people more often say caretaker or cleaner, depending on the work. The word comes from Latin ianitor, a . Though actually, a janitor today is not only standing at a door; the old “keeper of the door” grew into “keeper of the whole building.” It is a job-title word, neither rude nor fancy.

    管理員;校工(台灣學校也常說工友)

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

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組成From Latin ianitor, “doorkeeper” (from the Latin for a door).

同家族的字

  • Januaryboth go back to the same Latin door / Janus family of words
  • janitorialthe adjective: of a janitor’s work

原始詞典資料4 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。

janitornoun/ˈd͡ʒænɪtə/

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    Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.

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    Someone who looks after the maintenance and cleaning of a public building.

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    A doorman.

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    derogatoryA moderator for a discussion forum.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。