英语词汇baleboss的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

baleboss. This Yiddish expression has no etymological con- nection with the English word boss. To be called a baleboss (pronounced bahl-eh-BOHSS) is indeed a compliment, but the term has several meanings. A baleboss, the word deriving from the Hebrew baal, “master,” and bayis “house,” can be the head of the household, the owner of a business establishment of any kind, or anyone who assumes authority. A female baleboss is a baleboosteh, and she can be the same things as a baleboss, or be the wife of a baleboss, or be an excellent homemaker.

词汇	baleboss
词源	baleboss. This Yiddish expression has no etymological con- nection with the English word boss. To be called a baleboss (pronounced bahl-eh-BOHSS) is indeed a compliment, but the term has several meanings. A baleboss, the word deriving from the Hebrew baal, “master,” and bayis “house,” can be the head of the household, the owner of a business establishment of any kind, or anyone who assumes authority. A female baleboss is a baleboosteh, and she can be the same things as a baleboss, or be the wife of a baleboss, or be an excellent homemaker.
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