bailiff

bailiff

英 ['beɪlɪf]
　　美 ['belɪf]

n. 法警；執行官；區鎮的地方長官
　　n. (Bailiff)人名；(英)貝利夫

中文詞源：

bailiff 法警

來自拉丁詞bajulus, 持有者，責任者，古義指城堡的管傢，詞源同bail.

例句：

1. Only a few go through the final humiliation of meeting the bailiff at the door.
很少有人經受執達官上門的奇恥大辱。

2. If the bailiff thinks that things could turn nasty he will enlist the help of the police.
如果法警認為事情變得不可收拾，他就會尋求警方的幫助。

3. Now I have a bailiff, a townsman ; he seems a practical fellow.
我現在用的總管是個城裡人, 看起來倒是個很能幹的小夥子.

4. The summons was served by a bailiff.
該傳票已由法警送達.

5. The master of the house is a bailiff, and he is very strict indeed.
屋主人是個法警, 他確實很嚴厲.