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A groomsman is a friend — or a , or a cousin — of the man getting married, with special jobs on the wedding day. He is not the groom.
A groomsman is a friendgroomsman是新郎的朋友 or a brother or a cousin或是兄弟，或是表親 of the man getting married要結婚那個男人的 with special jobs on the wedding day在婚禮當天有特定任務 He is not the groom他不是新郎本人
He may wear a matching suit, stand beside him, walk with a bridesmaid, look after guests, and help the day run. There are often several groomsmen.
He may wear a matching suit他可能會穿一樣的西裝 stand beside him站在新郎旁邊 walk with a bridesmaid跟伴娘一起走 look after guests照顧賓客 and help the day run幫忙讓整天順利進行 There are often several groomsmen通常會有好幾位groomsmen
The chief one is usually called the best man — and though actually the best man is a groomsman too, he is just the lead one, with extra jobs and usually a speech. In American English groomsman is the ordinary word. In Britain people often say usher for the same kind of , though groomsman is understood.
The chief one is usually called the best man帶頭的那位通常叫best man and though actually the best man is a groomsman too而事實上best man也算是groomsman he is just the lead one他只是帶頭的那個 with extra jobs and usually a speech多了額外的任務，通常還要致詞 In American English groomsman is the ordinary word在美式英語裡groomsman是常用的說法 In Britain people often say usher for the same kind of helper在英國人們常說usher指同樣的幫手 though groomsman is understood不過groomsman也聽得懂
The matching word on the bride’s side is bridesmaid. The groom inside this word is the wedding groom, not someone who brushes a horse, and not someone brushing their hair.
The matching word on the bride's side新娘那邊對應的字 is bridesmaid是bridesmaid The groom inside this word這個字裡的groom is the wedding groom指的是婚禮的新郎 not someone who brushes a horse不是刷馬的那個groom and not someone brushing their hair也不是梳頭髮的那個groom
core核心畫面
組成From groom + -s- + man. The -s- is only a joining sound, as in sportsman.
同家族的字
- groomthe man getting married; a groomsman is built from this sense, not the horse-care one
- bridegroomthe same wedding groom
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
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groomsmannoun
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A man who serves as one of a number of attendants to a bridegroom at a wedding, one of whom is the best man.
- The Scotchman, who assisted as groomsman, was of course the only one present, beyond the chief actors, who knew the true situation of the contracting parties.
- 1888, Horatio Alger, The Errand Boy, Chapter XIV: Consulting the Oracle, "Philip," said Mr. Wilbur, "when I marry, I want you to stand up with me--to be my groomsman."
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