a coachman
coachman 是可数名词,单数前需加冠词 a/an 或 the。
A coachman drove the carriage through the town.
一个马车夫驾着马车穿过了城镇。
马车夫
驾驶马车(或马车)的男子
A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver.
驾驶马车(或马车)的男子
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
The coachman waited outside the inn while the passengers drank tea.
马车夫在客栈外等候,而乘客们在喝茶。
用法提示:coachman 在这里指赶马车的人,作句子的主语。
She waved to the coachman as he climbed onto his seat.
她向爬上座位的马车夫挥手。
用法提示:coachman 是名词,指驾驶马车的人,在句中作介词 to 的宾语。
The old coachman knew every road through the valley.
那位老马车夫熟悉穿过山谷的每一条路。
用法提示:coachman 表示赶马车的人,作句子的主语,由形容词 old 修饰。
coachman 是可数名词,单数前需加冠词 a/an 或 the。
A coachman drove the carriage through the town.
一个马车夫驾着马车穿过了城镇。
coachman 的复数是不规则变化 coachmen,动词用复数形式。
The coachmen were waiting outside the inn.
马车夫们在客栈外面等着。
通用词,不限定马车或性别,单独使用时可能指汽车司机;需上下文表明是马车夫。
coach 在现代英语常指长途客车,因此不说明时代时容易理解为“客车司机”;指马车夫需历史语境。
由“马鞭”借代而来,属于旧式/文学用语,正式场合或现代口语不宜使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were two coachmans at the door.
正确表达There were two coachmen at the door.
coachman 的复数是不规则变化,须将 man 改成 men,不能直接加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is coachman.
正确表达He is a coachman.
coachman 是可数名词单数,表示职业时前面要加冠词 a,不能裸用单数名词。
此义项为“驾驶马车的车夫”,与“乘客”相对:车夫驾驭马车,乘客乘坐马车。
coachman 指人,即驾驶马车的车夫;coach 指车辆本身,两者字形相近但词性不同,不能互换。
coachman 驾驶的是马车,chauffeur 驾驶的是汽车;虽然都是受雇驾车,但车辆类别不同,不能混用。
老马车夫
The old coachman had been driving carriages for forty years.
这位老马车夫赶马车已有四十年了。
雇一位马车夫
We hired a coachman to drive us to the next town.
我们雇了一位马车夫送我们到下一个镇子。
当马车夫
He worked as a coachman for a rich merchant.
他给一个富商当马车夫。
马车夫的座位
The coachman's seat was at the front of the carriage.
马车夫的座位在马车前部。
马车夫的鞭子
The coachman's whip hung from the side of the seat.
马车夫的鞭子挂在座位一侧。
coach(马车) + man(人);含 man 的词:postman(邮递员)、salesman(销售员)、fireman(消防员)
发长 /oʊ/ 音 (如 boat, coat)
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.