helper

名词 n.
/ˈhɛlpɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary.
  2. That which helps; anything serving to assist.
    — While Adobe's Acrobat Reader, Macromedia's Flash player, and other common plug-ins suggest themselves the moment you encounter a site that requires them, other browser helpers are harder to find.
  3. A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family home, or in a market; domestic employee. Hong-Kong,Philippines,Singapore
  4. A locomotive that assists a train, usually on steep gradients. US
    — A device for the automatic control of crewless helper locomotives cut into the make-up of heavy freight trains has been perfected by the Louisville & Nashville RR in conjunction with the General Railway Signalling Co.
  5. A stimulating pill, especially amphetamine. slang
    — And I routinely took more “helpers” when I woke up in order to maintain the fast pace and, more importantly, to study for my final exams.

词形变化

helpers plural

词源

From Middle English helpere, from Old English *helpere, from Proto-West Germanic *helpārī (“helper”), equivalent to help + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hälper (“helper”), West Frisian helper (“helper”), Dutch helper (“helper”), German Low German Helper (“helper”), German Helfer (“helper”), Danish hjælper (“helper”), Swedish hjälpare (“helper”), Icelandic hjálpar (“helper”).
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