- 看过 yeoman 的人也看了 :
- servant
- assistant
- clerk
- commoner
- farmer
- subordinate
- churl
- attendant
- freeholder
yeoman 的 2 个定义
plural yeo·men.
- a petty officer in a navy, having chiefly clerical duties in the U.S. Navy.
- British. a farmer who cultivates his own land.
- History/Historical. one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the gentry, who cultivated their own land, early admitted in England to political rights.
- Archaic. a servant, attendant, or subordinate official in a royal or other great household.a subordinate or assistant, as of a sheriff or other official or in a craft or trade.
- of, pertaining to, composed of, or characteristic of yeomen: the yeoman class.
- performed or rendered in a loyal, valiant, useful, or workmanlike manner, especially in situations that involve a great deal of effort or labor: He did a yeoman job on the problem.
yeoman 近义词
worker
更多yeoman例句
- These yeomen remained committed to Protestant liberty and the defense of community members.
- The rise of the yeoman class in Britain was particularly critical in foreshadowing the evolution of America.
- All this suggests what could be seen as the proletarianization of the yeoman class.
- This low turnout is remarkable given how unfavorably Obama is viewed by much of the yeoman class.
- It is small, fits easily in a standard kitchen utility drawer, and does yeoman duty when called upon.
- Dorothy led Jack off to the stable, and the half-frozen yeoman turned in to enjoy his cheerful fire.
- But during the retreat he led the van and did yeoman service in restoring order among the disheartened troops.
- Thorstein was the yeoman who dwelt there & he gave them shelter and good cheer for the night, and there they slept in good beds.
- Then all who were present fell to laughing, so that the yeoman sat himself down again.
- Up to this moment Meadows had treated Mr. Clinton with a marked deference, as from yeoman to gentleman.