首页英语词典staffstaff的意思

staff

英 [stɑːf] 美[stæf]

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近义词committee crew gang group personnel

n. 职员；参谋；棒；支撑
adj. 职员的；行政工作的
vt. 供给人员；给…配备职员
vi. 雇用工作人员
n. (Staff)人名；(德、匈)施塔夫；(瑞典、英)斯塔夫

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词态变化

复数: staff;第三人称单数: staffs;过去式: staffed;过去分词: staffed;现在分词: staffing;

中文词源

staff 棍棒，权杖，拐杖，军事参谋，工作人员，全体职员

来自古英语 staef,棍棒，木柱，拐杖，来自 Proto-Germanic*stabaz,棍棒，柱子，来自 PIE*stebh, 棍子，柱子，支撑，来自 PIE*sta,站，站立，词源同 stand,staple.引申词义旗杆，并引申比喻义军事参谋，即司令官的助手，后词义通用化为工作人员，全体职员等。

英英释意

1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task;: "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"

2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school;: "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"

3. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose;: "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

4. building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

5. a rod carried as a symbol

6. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

英文词源

staff: staff: [OE] Staff is a widespread Germanic word, with relatives in German stab, Dutch and Swedish staf, and Danish stav. These point back to a common Germanic ancestor *stabaz. Its ancestral meaning is ‘stick’, and its use as a collective term for ‘employees’, which dates in English from the 18th century, probably originated as an allusion to the carrying of a staff or ‘stick’ of office by a person in charge of subordinates – who thus became subsumed metaphorically under the notion of his ‘staff’.
staff (n.): Old English stæf (plural stafas), "walking stick, strong pole used for carrying, rod used as a weapon, pastoral staff," probably originally *stæb, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz (cognates: Old Saxon staf, Old Norse stafr, Danish stav, Old Frisian stef, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch staf, Old High German stab, German Stab, Gothic *stafs "element;" Middle Dutch stapel "pillar, foundation"), from PIE root *stebh- "post, stem, to support, place firmly on, fasten" (cognates: Old Lithuanian stabas "idol," Lithuanian stebas "staff, pillar;" Old Church Slavonic stoboru "pillar;" Sanskrit stabhnati "supports;" Greek stephein "to tie around, encircle, wreathe," staphyle "grapevine, bunch of grapes;" Old English stapol "post, pillar").

As "pole from which a flag is flown," 1610s. In musical notation from 1660s. Sense of "group of military officers that assists a commander" is attested from 1702, apparently from German, from the notion of the "baton" that is a badge of office or authority (a sense attested in English from 1530s); hence staff officer (1702), staff-sergeant (1811). Meaning "group of employees (as at an office or hospital)" is first found 1837. Staff of life "bread" is from the Biblical phrase break the staff of bread meaning "cut off the supply of food" (Lev. xxvi:26), translating Hebrew matteh lekhem.

The Old English word, in plural, was the common one used for "letter of the alphabet, character," hence "writing, literature," and many compounds having to do with writing, such as stæfcræft "grammar," stæfcræftig "lettered," stæflic "literary," stæfleahtor "grammatical error," with leahtor "vice, sin, offense."
staff (v.): "to provide with a staff of assistants," 1859, from staff (n.). Related: Staffed; staffing.

同义词辨析

cane, stick, staff

这些名词均有"手杖"之意。

cane：多指用藤或竹制成的细长的手杖。

stick：普通用词，指木制的细长手杖。

staff：多指走路爬山时用作支持或防卫使用的长木棒。

考试真题

This is hard to achieve when, as is now the case in many big firms, a large proportion of staff are temporary contractors.

The Cleveland Clinic, a hospital operator, has reorganised its medical staff into teams to focus on particular treatment areas; consultants, nurses and others collaborate closely instead of being separated by speciality ( ' , 专业) and rank.

Nobody flourishes in a gloomy environment with irresponsible staff and a poor safety record.

They are over-burdened with administrative staff.

If we replaced half of our administrative staff with classroom teachers, we might actually get a majority of our classes back to 20 or fewer students per teacher.

He gives his staff a considerable sum for tips.

Cutting down meetings and encouraging administrative staff to go to classrooms.

The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.

ConAgra’s Research and Development staff spent a year working under the instruction: whatever the cost, don’t sacrifice taste.

At Yorkshire Pudding, Hill says that his staff asks diners whether they would like to share their meals.

ConAgra's Research and Development staff spent a year working under the instruction: whatever the cost, don't sacrifice taste.

Leaders have to be able to delegate and manage resources wisely—including staff expertise.

The Cleveland Clinic, a hospital operator, has reorganised its medical staff into teams to focus on particular treatment areas; consultants, nurses and others collaborate closely instead of being separated by speciality and rank.

It will slash staffing at its fleet of 770 stores, a move affecting some 3,000 employees.

Our support structure was more like: ‘You are going to get through Yale; you are going to do well,' he said, hinting at mentors ( ' , 导师 ), staff, and professors who all provided significant support for students who lacked confidence about belonging at such a top institution.

It is also easier for a dissatisfied company to give its account to another agency than it would be to fire their own advertising staff.

Such was the case in the early 1990s when Sears imposed a sales quota on its auto repair staff.

Its teaching staff consists of women only.

"Our support structure was more like: ‘ You are going to get through Yale; you are going to do well, '" he said, hinting at mentors, staff, and professors who all provided significant support for students who lacked confidence about " belonging" at such a

But the only way college could be free is if the faculty and staff donated their time, the buildings required no maintenance, and campuses required no utilities.

first of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff.

first, keeping up with the pace of technological change; recruiting high-quality staff in a time of skills shortages in it as a whole and in a highly competitive market; and the issue of retaining staff once they've been recruited and trained.

I juggled cross-country and track schedules, newspaper staff, and my church's youth group and drama team.

If you want something to be done, then their staff do not have so much incentive to help you because he's a worker for the government.

In fact, we're looking to take on more staff.

Staff from the Norwegian government have carried out conservation work on 10 of the churches over the past two years.

But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.

Despite the poor service of the hotel, the manager is reluctant to invest in sufficient training for his staff.

If the red light is not blinking, contact residence hall staff immediately.

The athletic department is looking for students to help assist staff during the fall 2016, winter 2016-17 and spring 2017 semesters.

The host is put in an unpleasant situation and this man seldom thinks of the inconvenience caused to all -the waiters, the management staff, etc.

The University of Adelaide employs a full-time staff of fire prevention professionals.

This is not the responsibility of housekeeping staff.

You accidentally reveal to entire company what menu choices you would prefer at the staff christmas dinner, or what holiday you'd like to take.

Mullett, it was built from 1871 to 1888 to house the growing staffs of the State, War, and Navy Departments, and is considered one of the best examples of French Second Empire architecture in the country.

词组搭配

the staff of life

a staple food, especially bread

主食（尤指面包）

实用场景例句

medical staff: 全体医务人员

(British English)teaching staff: 全体教师

(British English)We have 20 part-time members of staff .: 我们有20名兼职员工。

(North Amercian English) staff members: 职工

staff development/training: 员工培养 / 培训

a staff restaurant/meeting: 职工食堂 / 大会

(especially British English)a lawyer on the staff of the Worldwide Fund for Nature: 供职于世界自然基金会的律师

students, faculty and staff: 学生和教职员工

a staff officer: 参谋

The advice centre is staffed entirely by volunteers.: 在咨询中心工作的全部是志愿者。

The charity provided money to staff and equip two hospitals.: 这个慈善机构提供资金装备了两家医院并配备了人员。

a fully staffed department: 人员配备齐全的部门

[不可数名词]staffing levels: 人员配备情况

The staff were very good...: 职员都很出色。

The outpatient program has a staff of six people...: 门诊部有 6 名工作人员。

10 staff were allocated to the task...: 10名员工被分配来完成这项任务。

He had the complete support of hospital staff.: 他得到了医院职工的全力支持。

They are staffed by volunteers...: 它们的工作人员都是志愿者。

The center is staffed with highly trained physicians...: 该中心配备了训练有素的医生。

The new employees were presented to the rest of the staff.: 新雇员被介绍给其余职员.

During that time, she so gained my aunt's confidence that she was put in charge of the domestic staff.: 在这期间, 她得到了我姑姑如此的信任,结果被委任为家仆的负责人.

She has an excellent rapport with her staff.: 她跟她职员的关系非常融洽.

The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.: 新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇.

His remarks led to the breakdown of talks between the staff and the management.: 他的话导致了劳资谈判的破裂.

The company seems to be incapable of hanging on to its staff.: 公司似乎无力留住职员.

Members of the service staff shall be exempt from dues and taxes on the wages which they receive for their services.: 服务人员就其服务所得之工资免纳捐税.

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