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!