retinue: [14] A retinue is etymologically ‘that which is retained’. The word was borrowed from Old French retenue, the feminine past participle of retenir ‘keep, restrain’ (source of English retain [14]). This in turn went back via Vulgar Latin *retenēre to Latin retinēre ‘hold back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and tenēre ‘hold’ (source of English contain, obtain, etc). The notion behind retinue is of a body of men ‘retained’ in one’s service. Another English descendant of retinēre is rein. => contain, detain, obtain, rein, retain
retinue (n.)
late 14c., from Old French retenue "group of followers, state of service," literally "that which is retained," noun use of fem. past participle of retenir "to employ, to retain, hold back" (see retain). Related: Retinular.
中文解释
1. re- "back" + tin- + -ue.2. => hold back, keep back.3. => literally "that which is retained".4. => group of followers.5. 即那些保持(keep)跟在后面(back)的人。
实用例句
1. Mind trainers are now part of a tennis star's retinue.
现在，网球明星的随行人员中有些是心理培训师。
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2. The duchess arrived, surrounded by her retinue of servants.
公爵夫人在大批随从人马的簇拥下到达了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He was attended by a numerous retinue.
他有许多随员陪同.
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4. The king's retinue accompanied him on the journey.