assistant

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who is present; a bystander, a witness. obsolete
    — a woman of great authority, having first yeelded an accompt unto her Citizens, and shewed good reasons why she was resolved to end her life, earnestly entreated Pompey to be an assistant at her death, that so it might be esteemed more honourable[…].
  2. A person who assists or helps someone else.
  3. Sales assistant. UK
  4. A software tool that provides assistance in some task, a wizard program.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a subordinate or auxiliary position. attributive,not-comparable
    — an assistant surgeon
  2. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary. attributive,not-comparable
    — Genius and learning […] are mutually and greatly assistant to each other.

词形变化

assistaunt alternative,obsolete assistants plural assistaunt alternative,obsolete

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti
Proto-Italic *sistō
Latin sistō
Latin assistōbor.
Middle French assister
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -āns
Old French -ant
Middle French -ant
Middle French assistantbor.
Middle English assistent
English assistant
From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti
Proto-Italic *sistō
Latin sistō
Latin assistōbor.
Middle French assister
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -āns
Old French -ant
Middle French -ant
Middle French assistantbor.
Middle English assistent
English assistant
From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.
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