a [adjective] workman
可用形容词修饰,如skilled, experienced等。
The boss hired a skilled workman for the job.
老板为这项工作雇佣了一名熟练工人。
工人,工匠,男工
为工资而劳动的男人。;工匠或手艺人。;工人;工匠;男工
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
为工资而劳动的男人。
A man who labours for wages.
工匠或手艺人。
An artisan or craftsman.
The workman repaired the leaking pipe in the basement.
工人修理了地下室的漏水管道。
用法提示:workman 作为名词,指代从事体力劳动的男性工人。
Several workmen were painting the fence when it started to rain.
几名工人在开始下雨时正在粉刷栅栏。
用法提示:workmen 是 workman 的复数形式,表示多个工人。
A skilled workman can fix almost any electrical problem.
一位熟练的工匠几乎能解决任何电气问题。
用法提示:workman 在此指技艺精湛的工匠,强调专业技能。
可用形容词修饰,如skilled, experienced等。
The boss hired a skilled workman for the job.
老板为这项工作雇佣了一名熟练工人。
He works as a workman on a construction site.
他在建筑工地当工人。
复数形式workmen常作为主语。
The workmen are repairing the road.
工人们正在修路。
最通用的同义词,但worker可涵盖任何工种,而workman常特指男性体力劳动者
强调体力劳动,常指非技术工人,与workman部分重叠但多指临时工
强调手工技艺,较workman更偏重技术性,通常不是工业流水线工人
与artisan类似,强调技艺精湛,常用于木工、铁匠等传统手艺
非正式用语,指能做多种修修补补的小工,不限于工业劳动
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a workman in a bank.
正确表达He is a worker in a bank.
Workman特指从事体力劳动的工人,银行职员通常不是体力劳动者,应使用worker。
grammar · medium
易错句子The workmans are fixing the road.
正确表达The workmen are fixing the road.
Workman的复数形式是不规则变化workmen,而非加-s。
与工人相对,指雇用工人的人
与工人相对,指管理人员
与工人相对,指上级或雇主
与工人相对,指监督工作者
与工人相对,指不工作的人
worker泛指任何工作者,不限于体力劳动;workman特指男性体力劳动者
craftsman强调手工艺和专业技能,workman则泛指普通工人
熟练工人
A skilled workman can complete the task in half the time.
一个熟练工人可以在一半时间内完成这项任务。
工人赔偿金
He filed a claim for workman's compensation after the injury.
受伤后他申请了工人赔偿金。
工人工资
The workman's wages were increased after the new contract.
新合同后工人的工资增加了。
工人工具
The workman's tools were stolen from the job site.
工人的工具从工地被偷走了。
工会
The workman's union negotiated better working conditions.
工会谈判争取了更好的工作条件。
蹩脚的工匠总是责怪工具
He failed the exam and said the questions were too hard, but a bad workman always blames his tools.
他考试不及格,说题目太难,但蹩脚的工匠总是责怪工具。
像工人一样;熟练地
He tackled the job like a workman, efficiently and without fuss.
他像工人一样处理工作,高效且不慌乱。
工人赔偿金
He received workman's compensation after his injury on the construction site.
他在建筑工地受伤后获得了工人赔偿金。
蹩脚的工匠总是指责自己的工具。
He said his tools were faulty, but everyone knows that a bad workman always blames his tools.
他说他的工具有问题,但大家都知道,蹩脚的工匠总是指责自己的工具。
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