the triggerman + verb
定冠词特指某位刺客。
The triggerman escaped before the police arrived.
刺客在警察到达前逃走了。
职业杀手；枪手
持枪的职业杀手；刺客；保镖
持枪的职业杀手
a professional killer who uses a gun
The triggerman was hired to carry out the murder.
这名枪手受雇执行谋杀。
用法提示：triggerman 作名词，在句中作主语，指被雇用的持枪杀手。
Police are still looking for the triggerman who fled the scene.
警方仍在寻找逃离现场的枪手。
用法提示：triggerman 作名词，作介词 for 的宾语，指开枪后逃走的杀手。
The witness was too afraid to identify the triggerman.
目击者害怕得不敢指认那名枪手。
用法提示：triggerman 作名词，作 identify 的宾语，指持枪行凶者。
定冠词特指某位刺客。
The triggerman escaped before the police arrived.
刺客在警察到达前逃走了。
不定冠词表示泛指，常后接定语从句。
They hired a triggerman who was known for his precision.
他们雇了一个以精准著称的刺客。
所有格表示刺客所属的物品。
The triggerman's gun was left at the scene.
刺客的枪被留在了现场。
grammar · medium
易错句子The triggermans were caught by police.
正确表达The triggermen were caught by police.
triggerman 的复数形式是 triggermen，不规则变化，不是加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The triggerman was hired to protect the VIP.
正确表达The bodyguard was hired to protect the VIP.
triggerman 意为“刺客，杀手”，而非“保镖”；若要表达保护者，应使用 bodyguard。
hitman 指受雇杀人的职业杀手，强调雇佣关系和职业身份；triggerman 更侧重实际开枪的执行者，不一定是职业杀手。
assassin 指暗杀重要人物（如政要、名人）的刺客，常带政治或阴谋色彩；triggerman 范围更广，可指任何开枪的行凶者，甚至保镖。
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