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复合词,源自中古英语 'milke'(牛奶)+'man'(人),13世纪开始使用。
❶ 指专门负责上门送牛奶的人,常见于过去没有超市冷藏设备的年代,现在多用于怀旧场景或特定服务地区。
“The milkman delivers fresh milk to our doorstep every morning.”
(送奶工每天早晨把新鲜牛奶送到我们家门口。)
“When I was a child, the milkman used a horse-drawn cart.”
(我小时候,送奶工用的是马拉的车。)
the milkman's son — 俚语,指被怀疑非亲生的小孩,源自送奶工常与家庭主妇接触的旧时玩笑。
“When the boy grew tall unlike his short father, neighbors joked he was the milkman's son.”
(当男孩长得高大而不像他矮小的父亲时,邻居们开玩笑说他是送奶工的儿子。)