c. 1300, from Anglo-French barbour (attested as a surname from early 13c.), from Old French barbeor, barbieor (Modern French barbier, which has a more restricted sense than the English word), from Vulgar Latin *barbatorem, from Latin barba "beard" (see barb (n.)). Originally also regular practitioners of surgery, they were restricted to haircutting and dentistry under Henry VIII.
双语例句
1. She had to call a barber to shave him.
她不得不叫个理发师来给他刮脸。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She asked the barber to crop her hair short.
她叫理发师把她的头发剪短了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The barber gave him a shave and a haircut.
理发师给他修面理发.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. The barber thinned out his customer's thick hair.
