Word · Frequency #14970
typist
打字员
a person paid to operate a typewriter
- 1.
A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.
打字的人,用打字机书写信件等的文书工作者
- 2.
someone paid to operate a typewriter
受雇操作打字机的人
打字的人,用打字机书写信件等的文书工作者；受雇操作打字机的人
In use
The office hired a new typist to prepare the letters.
My grandmother worked as a typist in the 1950s.
The typist finished the report before lunch.
work as a typist
“work as”后接职业名词，表示担任某职；typist 在此为可数名词，常用不定冠词。
She worked as a typist in a law firm.
她在一家律师事务所做打字员。
a typist for + [company/office]
用 for 说明雇主或服务对象，表示“为……工作的打字员”。
He is a typist for a local newspaper.
他在一家当地报社当打字员。
a typist who + [relative clause]
who 引导的定语从句说明打字员的能力或职责，注意可数名词前要加冠词。
They need a typist who knows shorthand.
Connections
Collocations
- touch typist
- 盲打打字员
- She is a touch typist and never looks at the keyboard.她是个盲打打字员，从不用看键盘。
- shorthand typist
- 速记打字员
- He works as a shorthand typist in the company.他在公司做速记打字员。
- audio typist
- 音频打字员
- The audio typist transcribed the recorded interview.音频打字员把录制的访谈转写成了文字。
- copy typist
- 文稿打字员
- The copy typist typed the draft without changing a word.文稿打字员一个字都没改就打完了草稿。
- typist pool
- 打字组
- She was moved to the typist pool after the merger.合并后她被调到了打字组。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
typist = type（打字）+ -ist（表示人），记住“用打字机工作的人”就是打字员。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：job advertisements、office administration、historical accounts 该词为中性正式用语，通常用于正式的职业描述或历史语境中，日常生活中较少提到。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些以 -ist 结尾的常用词都与 typist 拼写相似，但重读元音不同，均不与 typist /ˈtaɪpɪst/ 押韵；英语中几乎没有与 typist 押韵的常用词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.