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
- : 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.
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