At Someone's Beck and Call——唯命是從

At Someone's Beck and Call——唯命是從

李啟文

AtSomeone'sBeckandCall——唯命是從

**completelyreadytoobeysomeone'scommandsorwishes;inastateofsubservienceorimmediateavailability

~~唯命是從；聽候差遣；隨時待命；任人使喚

~~atsomeone'sdisposal;atsomeone'sbidding;atsomeone'sfingertips;atsomeone'sservice

!!Thenoun"beck"isnowobsolete.Itsurvivesonlyinthisidiomorcliché.Itismerelyashortenedformof"beckon",whichmeansamutegestureofanodormotionofthehandorfingertosignalarequestorcommand."Call"signifiesavocalsummon,asitliterallymeans.

名詞“beck”現已過時，僅在這個成語或陳詞濫調中保留。它僅是“beckon”的縮短形式，指揮動手臂或手指，或點頭等無聲動作發出請求或命令的信號。“call”顧名思義，表示透過聲音召喚。

>>Atsometop-tierfootballclubs,thebuyingandsellingofplayersisdecidednotbythecoachbutbytheclubpresident;thecoachissimplyattheclubpresident'sbeckandcall.

在一些頂級足球球會，買賣球員並非由主教練決定，而是球會會長決定，教練只是唯命是從。

學勤教育中心英語專科導師李啟文教授