attendant

noun

/əˈtendənt/

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a person whose job is to serve or help people in a public place服务员；侍者
- a cloakroom/parking/museum attendant衣帽间／停车服务员；博物馆接待员
- Pool attendants kept a constant watch on the swimmers.游泳池的救生员一直留意着游泳的人。
see also flight attendantTopics Jobsb1
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adjective
- car-park
- garage
- gas-station
- …
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a person who takes care of and lives or travels with an important person or a sick or disabled person（要人的）侍从，随从；（病人的）护理者Topics Medicineb2

Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.

attendant

adjective

/əˈtendənt/

[usually before noun] (formal)

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closely connected with something that has just been mentioned伴随的；随之而来的
- attendant problems/risks/circumstances随之而来的问题／风险／情况
- She wanted to avoid the awards ceremony and all its attendant publicity.她希望避开颁奖典礼和所有随之而来的媒体曝光。
- attendant upon something We had all the usual problems attendant upon starting a new business.我们遇到了创业时通常会出现的所有问题。
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from atendre ‘give one's attention to’, from Latin attendere, from ad- ‘to’ + tendere ‘stretch’.