gopher
noun /ˈɡəʊfə(r)/
/ˈɡəʊfər/
- a North American animal like a rat, that lives in holes in the ground
囊地鼠；囊鼠 - (North American English) (also ground squirrel British and North American English)a type of squirrel that lives in holes in the ground
囊地鼠；囊鼠 - (also gofer)(informal) a person whose job is to do small boring tasks for other people, especially in an office or on a film set
地鼠： 一个人的工作是要为别人做些无聊的事情，特别是在办公室或电影胶片上的人
词源late 18th cent.: perhaps from Canadian French gaufre ‘honeycomb’ (because the gopher “honeycombs” the ground with its burrows).