名詞 beefeater:

1. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
   同義詞：yeoman, yeoman of the guard

beef.eat.er

n.（名詞）
A yeoman of the British monarch`s royal guard.
英國皇家衛(wèi)隊的衛(wèi)士

<注釋>Tourists in England who have seen the warders of the Tower of London and the Yeomen of the Guard know that these men dressed in 5th-century uniforms are calledbeefeaters. Not all tourists are aware, however, that the original use of the term (recorded in '0) was pejorative,referring to a well-fed servant.In a work published before '28 the word was also said to have been used contemptuously by the French for an Englishman or an English soldier.The wordbeefeater has thus risen in the world, for the well-fed, well-muscled beefeaters of today (this use was first recorded in '7) are considered by many to be a national treasure.
到英國旅游見到過倫敦塔的皇家侍衛(wèi)都知道這些身著5世紀制服的人叫倫敦塔衛(wèi)士。 但并不是所有的游客都注意到了，這個詞最早用作輕蔑語（載于'0年），是指吃得很好的仆人。在'28年前發(fā)表的一篇文章中，這個詞也被法國人用來蔑稱英國人或英國士兵。由于今天營養(yǎng)充足，肌肉發(fā)達的皇家侍衛(wèi)（該意最早使用刊載于'7年）被許多人認為是英國的國寶，倫敦塔衛(wèi)士 一詞于是開始廣為流傳