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cupbearer

/kuhp-bair-er/US // ˈkʌpˌbɛər ər //UK // (ˈkʌpˌbɛərə) //

捧杯人,捧杯者,捧场者,捧场人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a servant who fills and serves wine cups, as in a royal palace or at an elaborate banquet.

Examples

  • Although she was the daughter of Jupiter and Juno, she could no longer serve the gods, and Jupiter sought another cupbearer.

  • Jupiter was so pleased with him that he carried him to high Olympus for cupbearer in place of Hebe.

  • Malmesbury relates a similar story of King Æthelstan and his cupbearer.

  • Now it was the turn of the Hereditary Cupbearer, who rode to the fountain and fetched wine.

  • I have been his cupbearer and taster, and as frequently shared his outdoor sports; now hunting with hawk, and now with hound.