主題單字:職業與身份 Part 2 & 一般人物

主題單字:職業與身份 Part 2 & 一般人物

職業與特殊身份 (Occupations & Specific Roles)

actor n. [ˋæktɚ] 男演員

A man who performs in plays, movies, or television. (在戲劇、電影或電視中表演的男性。)

He is a famous Hollywood actor. (他是一位有名好萊塢男演員。)

actress n. [ˋæktrɪs] 女演員

A woman who performs in plays, movies, or television. (在戲劇、電影或電視中表演的女性。)

She won the award for Best Actress. (她贏得了最佳女演員獎。)

assistant n. [əˋsɪstənt] 助理;助手

A person who helps someone else in their work. (在工作中幫助他人的人。)

My assistant will arrange the meeting. (我的助理會安排會議。)

businessman n. [ˋbɪznɪsmæn] 商人 (複數: businessmen)

A man who works in business, especially at a high level. (從事商業工作的男性,尤指高階職位。)

He is a successful businessman. (他是一位成功的商人。)

chairman n. [ˋtʃɛrmən] 主席;董事長 (複數: chairmen)

The person in charge of a meeting, committee, or company. (負責會議、委員會或公司的人。)

The chairman opened the meeting. (主席宣布會議開始。)

diplomat n. [ˋdɪpləmæt] 外交官

An official representing a country abroad. (代表國家駐外的人員。)

He worked as a diplomat for many years. (他當了多年外交官。)

expert n. [ˋɛkspɚt] 專家

A person with special knowledge or skill in a particular subject. (在特定領域有專門知識或技能的人。)

She is an expert in computer science. (她是電腦科學領域的專家。)

hunter n. [ˋhʌntɚ] 獵人

A person or animal that hunts wild animals. (打獵維生或作為運動的人或動物。)

The hunter followed the deer's tracks. (獵人跟蹤著鹿的足跡。)

journalist n. [ˋdʒɝnəlɪst] 新聞記者

Someone who writes news reports for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio. (為報紙、雜誌、電視或廣播撰寫新聞報導的人。)

The journalist interviewed the witnesses. (那位記者採訪了目擊者。)

musician n. [mjuˋzɪʃən] 音樂家

Someone who plays a musical instrument or writes music. (演奏樂器或創作音樂的人。)

He is a talented musician. (他是一位有才華的音樂家。)

officer n. [ˋɔfəsɚ] 軍官;官員;警官

A person who has a position of authority in an organization. (在組織中擔任權威職位的人。)

A police officer helped us find the way. (一位警官幫我們找到了路。)

patient n. [ˋpeʃənt] 病人

A person who is receiving medical treatment. (正在接受醫療照護的人。)

The doctor is checking on the patient. (醫生正在檢查病人。)

注意:patient 也可以當形容詞,意思是「有耐心的」。

poet n. [ˋpoɪt] 詩人

Someone who writes poems. (寫詩的人。)

Shakespeare was a famous playwright and poet. (莎士比亞是一位有名的劇作家和詩人。)

professor n. [prəˋfɛsɚ] 教授

A teacher of the highest rank in a university department. (大學系所中最高級別的教師。)

Professor Lin teaches history. (林教授教歷史。)

priest n. [prist] 牧師;神父

A person who performs religious ceremonies in some Christian churches. (在某些基督教會中執行宗教儀式的人。)

The priest gave a sermon. (牧師/神父講道。)

servant n. [ˋsɝvənt] 僕人;傭人 (較舊用法)

Someone who works and lives in someone else's house. (在別人家裡工作和居住的人。)

The rich family had many servants. (那個富裕的家庭有很多僕人。)

speaker n. [ˋspikɚ] 演講者;說...語言的人

Someone who gives a speech; someone who speaks a particular language. (發表演說的人;說某種特定語言的人。)

The guest speaker was very inspiring. (演講嘉賓非常鼓舞人心。)

She is a native English speaker. (她的母語是英語。)

thief n. [θif] 小偷 (複數: thieves [θivz])

Someone who steals things. (偷東西的人。)

The police caught the thief. (警察抓到了小偷。)

winner n. [ˋwɪnɚ] 贏家;獲勝者

Someone who wins a game, competition, or election. (贏得遊戲、比賽或選舉的人。)

And the winner is... John! (獲勝者是... 約翰!)

一般人物稱謂 (General People Terms)

adult n. [əˋdʌlt] 成年人 adj. 成年的

A fully grown person or animal. (完全長大的人或動物。)

Only adults can watch this movie. (只有成年人可以看這部電影。)

This is an adult cat. (這是一隻成年貓。)

citizen n. [ˋsɪtəzən] 公民;市民

A person who legally belongs to a country. (合法屬於某個國家的人。)

He is a citizen of the United States. (他是美國公民。)

crowd n. [kraʊd] 人群 v. 擠滿

A large group of people gathered together. / To fill a space. (聚集在一起的一大群人。/ 填滿空間。)

A large crowd gathered to watch the parade. (一大群人聚集起來看遊行。)

People crowded into the small room. (人們擠進了小房間。)

enemy n. [ˋɛnəmɪ] 敵人

Someone who hates another person or tries to harm them. (憎恨或試圖傷害他人的人。)

He made many enemies in his life. (他一生中樹立了許多敵人。)

fellow n. [ˋfɛlo] 夥伴;傢伙 (非正式)

A man or boy; a person you work with or share an activity with. (男人或男孩;與你共事或共享活動的人。)

He's a nice fellow. (他是個不錯的傢伙。)

She discussed the problem with her fellow researchers. (她和同事們討論了這個問題。)

foreigner n. [ˋfɔrənɚ] 外國人

A person from a different country. (來自不同國家的人。)

Many foreigners visit Taiwan every year. (每年有很多外國人來台灣旅遊。)

hero n. [ˋhɪro] 英雄 (女英雄: heroine)

A person admired for their courage or achievements. (因勇氣或成就而受人欽佩的人。)

Firefighters are real heroes. (消防員是真正的英雄。)

human n. [ˋhjumən] 人類 adj. 人的

A person. / Relating to people. (人。/ 與人有關的。)

We are all humans. (我們都是人類。)

This is a basic human need. (這是人類的基本需求。)

senior n. [ˋsinjɚ] 年長者;前輩;高年級生 adj. 年長的;資深的

An older person; someone in a higher position or rank. (年紀較大的人;職位較高的人。)

Please offer your seat to seniors. (請讓座給長者。)

He is a senior manager. (他是一位資深經理。)

stranger n. [ˋstrendʒɚ] 陌生人

Someone you do not know. (你不認識的人。)

Don't talk to strangers. (不要和陌生人說話。)

tourist n. [ˋtʊrɪst] 遊客;觀光客

Someone who travels for pleasure. (為了娛樂而旅行的人。)

Many tourists visit the museum. (很多遊客參觀這個博物館。)

visitor n. [ˋvɪzɪtɚ] 訪客;參觀者

Someone who visits a person or place. (拜訪某人或某地的人。)

We have visitors coming this afternoon. (我們今天下午有訪客要來。)

youth n. [juθ] 年輕人;青春期

The period between childhood and adult age; young people. (童年和成年之間的時期;年輕人。)

He spent his youth traveling. (他在旅行中度過了他的青春時光。)

The youth of today face many challenges. (現今的年輕人面臨許多挑戰。)

male n. [mel] 男性 adj. 男性的;雄性的

A man or boy; relating to men or boys. (男人或男孩;與男性有關的。)

The survey included 100 males and 100 females. (調查包括了100名男性和100名女性。)

This is the male restroom. (這是男廁。)

詞彙小叮嚀:

  • 注意區分 `actor` (男演員) 和 `actress` (女演員),以及 `waiter` (男服務生) 和 `waitress` (女服務生)。
  • `police` 通常指整個警察組織或群體,是集合名詞;指個別警察用 `policeman` 或 `policewoman`。
  • `patient` 和 `chief` 都有名詞和形容詞兩種詞性。
  • 學會這些詞彙,你就能更精確地描述不同的人囉!

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