batman

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈbæt.mən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A servant or valet to a military officer.
    — “Private McLean,” he called to his batman who, for one-and-six a week, cared for his belongings, “tak' chairge o' the dog, wull ye, an' fetch 'im to the non-com mess when ye come to put ma kit i' gude order.”
  2. A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
  3. Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.
  4. A personal assistant or supporter. broadly,informal
    — He became my retainer, my batman, the solution to my ever-growing need for an extra pair of hands.
  5. A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg). historical
    — Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight.
动词 v.
  1. To act as a batman, wait on an officer.
    — Batmanning was voluntary. McPherson was a bit incensed about the loss of his batman, but he made do with somebody else.
  2. To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does). slang
    — At 16,200 feet I batmanned madly down the fixed ropes, stopping constantly to catch my breath, not sure how much longer I could continue.

词形变化

batmen plural batmans present,singular,third-person batmanning participle,present batmanned participle,past batmanned past batmans plural batmans present,singular,third-person batmanning participle,present batmanned participle,past batmanned past

词汇关系

近义词
man maund

词源

词源 1
From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).
词源 2
From Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman). Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (bātmān).
词源 3
In reference to the superhero Batman.
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