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bumbailiff的意思

bumbailiff
英式音标[bʌm'belɪf]
美式英标[,bʌm'beɪlɪf]

基本解释

n. 法警

英文词源

bumbailiff (n.)
server of writs, maker of arrests, etc., c. 1600, from bum "arse" (see bum (n.1)), because he was always felt to be close behind, + bailiff.