Workman是英語常用名詞,詞義為“工匠、技工、男工”,複數形式為workmen。該詞英式發音為[ˈwɜːkmən],美式發音為[ˈwɜːrkmən],由"work"(工作)與"man"(人)複合構成。
作為專業術語,workman特指手工業或技術領域的男性從業者,常見於"skilled workman"(熟練技工)、"international workman standard"(國際工藝標準)等短語。英語諺語如"A bad workman quarrels with his tools"(拙匠常怪工具差)強調實踐經驗的重要性。該詞也作為姓氏使用,例如經濟學家Michael Workman及出版機構Workman Publishing。
該詞源自中古英語,其複數形式workmen未遵循常規規則演變,保留了歷史形態。詞義核心始終指向具有專業技能或體力勞動的男性工作者群體。
基本介紹
- 外文名:Workman
- 詞性:名詞
- 發音:[ˈwɜːrkmən]
單詞釋義
短語搭配
雙語例句
- The workman was disciplined by his company but not dismissed. 這名工人被他的公司處罰了,但沒有被開除。
- Hundreds of flies buzz around us, and the workman keeps swatting them. 數百隻蒼蠅圍著我們嗡嗡轉,這位工人則在不停地抽打它們。
- With a mind prepared by thorough school discipline, the American boy develops rapidly into the skilled workman. 由於有了學校對心智徹底的紀律訓練,美國男孩迅速成長為技巧熟練的工人。
- When I watched the workman, I came up with an idea that I would build a car to drive into the garage in celebration of it. 當我看著工人時,我就有了一個想法,我要造一輛車開進車庫來慶祝一下。
- The boss strapped a workman. 老闆用皮帶抽打一個工人。
- There was a workman up the ladder. 有一個工人在梯子上工作。
- The workman is drilling in the wall. 工人正在牆上打孔。
- He hired a workman to repair the fence. 他雇用了一個工人修理圍牆。
- She's learning to be a dancer(workman). 她正在學會當一名舞蹈演員(工人)。
- Wrapping his arms about a Soviet workman. 他握住一位蘇聯工人的手臂。
- A bad workman finds fault with his tools. 蹩腳的工匠總是埋怨自己的工具不好。
- The workman is still busy concreting the road. 那工人仍忙著用混凝土鋪路。
- The workman is still busy concreting the road. 工人還在忙著用混凝土鋪路。
- The workman had a finger cut off by the machine. 這個工人的一個手指被機器軋斷了。
- Tiny splinters fly as the workman planes the wood smooth. 隨著工人將木頭打磨光滑,木屑紛飛。
- Workman still thinks credit scores alone play too big a role. 沃克曼一直覺得信用積分單獨地起的作用太大。
- Thee workman was disciplined by his company but not dismissed. 這名工人被他的公司處罰了,但沒有被開除。
- The workman dumped his box on top of some others and turned back. 工人把箱子往堆上重重一扔,又往回走。
- The clumsy workman put his elbow through the window and broke it. 那笨拙的工人把肘拐伸入窗子,把它弄破了。
- Workman:“Mr. Brown, I should like to ask for a smallrise in my wages. 工人:“布朗先生,我想請您給我加一點工資。
- Started working as a loading workman, then began to sell various goods. 他從裝貨工人做起,然後開始賣各種各樣的商品。
- The dispute was touched off by the dismissal of a workman for insubordination. 這次爭端是由解僱一名不服從命令的工人引起的。
- Work as suspended on the housing project because a workman said he saw a ghost. 因為有位工人說他在工地看見鬼,所以那項住宅工程暫停了。
- the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 你的大腿圓潤,好像美玉,是巧匠的手做成的。
- And he sat there, gentle and reflective, his great workman hands resting on outspread thighs. 於是他坐在那裡,和藹、深沉,一雙勞動者的大手搭在伸開的大腿上。
- He became a good workman, he was industrious, and his wages were increased from time to time. 他成為一名好工人,他工作勤奮,和他的工資不時增加。
- Mr. Hill’s book, “The Step Diet” (Workman, 2004), is ideal if you’re determined to keep weight off. 對於下定決心減輕體重的你來說,希爾先生的書《步驟減肥餐》(The Step DietWorkman 2004)很理想。

