late 14c., "attendant, watchman," agent noun from wait (v.). Sense of "attendant at a meal, servant who waits at tables" is from late 15c., originally in reference to household servants; in reference to inns, eating houses, etc., it is attested from 1660s.
双语例句
1. The waiter returned with their order and Graham signed the bill.
侍者把他们点的餐端了过来，格雷厄姆签了单。
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2. A waiter mopped up the mess as best he could.
一名侍者尽力抹掉溅出的食物。
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3. The waiter offered him red wine or white wine with his meal.
侍者为他端上佐餐的红葡萄酒或者白葡萄酒。
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4. In his wake came a waiter wheeling a trolley.
一位推着手推车的侍者紧随着他过来。
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5. "I'll take the grilled tuna," Mary Ann told the waiter.
