steward

steward
noun
  1. a person who looks after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train and brings them meals
    （轮船、飞机、火车的）乘务员
    ■a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, or other institution
    （大学、俱乐部等机构的）伙食管理员
  2. an official appointed to supervise arrangements or keep order at a large public event, for example a race, match, or demonstration
    （大型公共项目，例如赛跑、比赛或表演的）管事，干事
    ■short for shop steward
    shop steward的简称
  3. a person employed to manage another's property, especially a large house or estate
    管家
    ■(Brit., chiefly historical)an officer of the royal household, especially an administrator of Crown estates
    (英，主史)（尤指管理皇家财产的）皇室管家
    [in titles]Chief Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster.
    兰开斯特领地的大管事。
    ■a person whose responsibility it is to take care of something
    管事，理事
    farmers pride themselves on being stewards of the countryside.
    农夫们以自己是乡村管家而感到自豪。
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (of an official) supervise arrangements or keep order at (a large public event)
    （官员）管理（大型公共事件）
    the event was organized and stewarded properly.
    那件事的组织和管理都很恰当。
  2. manage or look after (another's property)
    当…的管家
派生
stewardship
noun
语源
  1. Old English stīweard, from stig (probably in the sense 'house, hall') + weard 'ward'. The verb dates from the early 17th cent
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