n.（英军的）传令兵，勤务员，通讯员

英文释义

n. A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds.

n. A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load.

词干

batman 传令兵
→ 来自法语。bat， 马鞍，同bast. 原指贵族或官员的马夫，词义由马夫到传令兵的转变可比较marshal， 将军，原义国王的马夫。或参考中国近年来报道的部分贪官司机的权力。