Word · Frequency #22662
journeymen
熟练工人；技工
journeymen is the plural of journeyman.
a skilled worker who practices a trade or handicraft
- 1.
A tradesman who has completed an apprenticeship or equivalent educational path in a trade.
已完成学徒期或同等职业培训的手艺人。
- 2.
A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.
职业生涯中效力多支球队的运动员。
已完成学徒期或同等职业培训的手艺人。；职业生涯中效力多支球队的运动员。；雇工；熟练工人；短工
In use
After finishing his apprenticeship, he worked as a journeyman carpenter.
The old printing shop still employs two journeymen who can set type by hand.
A journeyman usually earns more than an apprentice but less than a master.
a journeyman [occupation]
journeyman 常作定语修饰职业，表示该行业的熟练工。
The company hired a journeyman electrician to fix the wiring.
公司雇了一名熟练电工来修理线路。
work as a journeyman
指完成学徒期后受雇于他人、按日或按周领取工资的熟练工人。
After his apprenticeship, he worked as a journeyman for two years.
学徒期满后，他当了两年熟练工。
a journeyman in [trade/field]
后接行业或领域时，强调其在该行业的从业身份。
Connections
Collocations
- journeyman electrician
- 熟练电工
- He worked as a journeyman electrician before opening his own shop.他在开自己的店之前当过熟练电工。
- journeyman carpenter
- 熟练木工
- The journeyman carpenter crafted the oak table by hand.这位熟练木工用手工制作了那张橡木桌子。
- journeyman plumber
- 熟练管道工
- She hired a journeyman plumber to fix the burst pipe.她雇了一名熟练管道工来修理爆裂的水管。
- journeyman years
- 学徒期满后的工作时期
- During his journeyman years, he learned to work quickly and accurately.在出师后的那几年里，他学会了又快又准地工作。
- skilled journeyman
- 熟练工匠
- A skilled journeyman can complete the job without close supervision.一名熟练工匠无需密切监督就能完成这项工作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：journey(旅程)+man(人)——熟练工匠背着工具包去各地做工，凭手艺吃饭。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：skilled trade occupations、handicraft and craftwork settings、professional licensing contexts 该词多用于正式或书面语境，指具备某种手艺或行业的熟练工人；日常口语中较少直接使用，常可用 a skilled worker 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
词尾 -man 的 gentleman、postman、salesman、woman 都读轻音 /mən/，与 journeyman 的 -man 读音相同；journey 和 attorney 的 -ney 读 /ni/，与 journeyman 中 journey 的读音一致，但整词不押韵。勿把 -man 读成 /mæn/。
Learn the forms together
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