clerk

klә:k

高考四级考研托福 Collins 2

n. an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
v. work as a clerk, as in the legal business

n. 办事员, 职员, 文书
vi. 当店员

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

2,959

BNC 频率

3,877

使用频率

clerk 这个词没有明显的词根词缀结构，但它源于拉丁语 clericus，意为“神职人员”，后逐渐引申为“职员”或“文书”。可以记住它的来源与职务相关。

例句

1. The clerk helped me find the book I was looking for.

这位职员帮我找到了我想要的书。

2. I spoke to the clerk about my hotel reservation.

我跟前台职员谈了我的酒店预订。

3. The store clerk scanned my items at the checkout.

商店的店员在结账时扫描了我的商品。