handyman

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who does small tasks and odd jobs, especially building repairs and the like. informal
    — I complained that the heat was not working, and the landlord sent the handyman to fix it.
动词 v.
  1. To work as a handyman; to do odd jobs. informal,intransitive
    — Instead I walk, uncertainly across the concrete backyard my father and his friends handymanned into existence so proudly, so that none of us would ever have to play in dirt, in muck, in mud again.

词形变化

handymen plural handiman alternative,dated handymans present,singular,third-person handymanning participle,present handymanned participle,past handymanned past handiman alternative,dated

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *handuz
Proto-West Germanic *handu
Old English hand
Middle English hond
English hand
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English handy
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
Middle English -man
English -man
English handyman
From handy + -man.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *handuz
Proto-West Germanic *handu
Old English hand
Middle English hond
English hand
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English handy
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
Middle English -man
English -man
English handyman
From handy + -man.
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