staff
翻譯
全體員工, 職員, 杖
例句
The hotel staff are very friendly.
這家酒店的員工非常友好。
He is a member of the teaching staff.
他是教職員工的一員。
The wizard held a long wooden staff.
巫師拿著一根長長的木杖。
文法模式
the staff are/is 全體員工 The hotel staff are very friendly.
a member of staff 一名員工 He is a member of the teaching staff.
近義詞
(員工)personnel, crew, team; (棍子)rod, pole, cane
詞源
源自古英語「stæf」,意為「棍子,桿子」。「助手團隊」的含義來自作為權力象徵的權杖。
記憶技巧
想像一下,公司的「staff」(員工)都靠在一根「staff」(拐杖)上尋求支持。這將兩個含義聯繫起來。