🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

支持人员

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhīchí rényuán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Support-Staff/səˈpɔːrt stæf/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"支持人员确保活动顺利进行。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Personnel who provide administrative, technical, or logistical assistance to the primary workforce.

    "The support staff ensured that all equipment was functioning properly before the event."
  2. 2

    Individuals employed to assist in the operations of an organization, often in non-teaching roles in educational institutions.

    "The school relies heavily on its support staff to maintain a conducive learning environment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'support staff' combines the word 'support', derived from the Latin 'supportare', meaning 'to carry from below', and 'staff', which comes from Old English 'stæf', meaning 'stick or rod'. Over time, 'support staff' has evolved to refer to personnel who provide assistance in various professional settings.

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