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amanuensis

/uh-man-yoo-en-sis/US // əˌmæn yuˈɛn sɪs //UK // (əˌmænjʊˈɛnsɪs) //

阿玛尼亚人,阿玛尼亚,阿玛尼,阿玛努斯

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural a·man·u·en·ses [uh-man-yoo-en-seez]. /əˌmæn yuˈɛn siz/.

    • : a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another; secretary.

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Examples

  • At Newsweek he dueled with his economic nemesis, Paul Samuelson, the amanuensis of the Keynesian revolution.

  • “Dora you will perceive is now my amanuensis,” wrote her father.

  • A pity for you that my amanuensis is not on stock to-day, and my own hand perceptibly worse than usual.

  • The Amanuensis sits opposite to me writing to her offspring.

  • My amanuensis deserts me—I should have said you, for yours is the loss, my script having lost all bond with humanity.

  • Austin came back from school last week, which made a great time for the Amanuensis, you may be sure.

  • The Amanuensis has been ill, and after the above trial petered out.