Word · Frequency #16465
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自由民；自耕农
a free man who cultivated his own land in former times
- 1.
A subordinate, deputy, aide, or assistant.
下属、副手、助手或助理。
- 2.
A Yeoman Warder.
伦敦塔的看守。
- 3.
A clerk in the US Navy, and US Coast Guard.
美国海军及海岸警卫队的文书军士。
- 4.
In a vessel of war, the person in charge of the storeroom.
战舰上负责储藏室的人。
- 5.
A member of the Yeomanry Cavalry, officially chartered in 1794 originating around the 1760s.
义勇骑兵队成员,1794年正式特许组建,源于1760年代。
- 6.
A member of the Imperial Yeomanry, officially created in 1890s and renamed in 1907.
帝国义勇骑兵队成员,1890年代正式组建,1907年改名。
- 7.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cirrochroa, of Asia and Australasia.
亚洲及澳大拉西亚的闪蛱蝶属蛱蝶。
（英国国王的）仪仗卫士；王室仪仗队卫士；下属、副手、助手或助理。；伦敦塔的看守。；美国海军及海岸警卫队的文书军士。；战舰上负责储藏室的人。
In use
A yeoman began his day before sunrise and finished it after sunset.
The yeomen of the region grew wheat and barley on their own fields.
When a yeoman died, his land usually passed to his oldest son.
a yeoman who ...
yeoman 是可数名词，指历史上拥有自由身份并耕种自己土地的人，复数形式为 yeomen。
A yeoman who owned his own land could live independently.
拥有自己土地的自耕农可以独立生活。
the Yeomen of the Guard
这是英国君主仪仗卫队的专有名称；单个卫士可说 a Yeoman of the Guard。
The Yeomen of the Guard still take part in ceremonial events.
王室仪仗队卫士仍然参加礼仪活动。
yeomen + plural verb
用复数 yeomen 泛指这一阶层时，谓语动词用复数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- yeoman farmer
- 拥有并耕种自己土地的农民；自耕农
- In the eighteenth century, the English yeoman farmer worked his own land.在十八世纪，英国自耕农耕种自己的土地。
- yeoman class
- 自耕农阶层（英国历史上自己拥有并耕种土地的农民群体）
- The rise of the yeoman class was part of England’s social transformation.自耕农阶层的崛起是英格兰社会转型的一部分。
- yeoman of the guard
- （英国王室的）仪仗卫士
- The yeomen of the guard still wear scarlet at royal ceremonies.在王室典礼上，仪仗卫士仍穿着猩红色制服。
Idioms & figurative uses
- yeoman's service
- 尽职尽责的贡献；出色的服务The volunteers did yeoman's service in organizing the community event.志愿者们在组织社区活动时做出了出色的贡献。
- yeoman's work
- 扎实有效的工作；辛勤的贡献The assistant did yeoman's work keeping the project on schedule.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：哟（yo）这个人（man）是自耕农，自种自足；也是英王仪仗卫兵。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical writing、legal/land ownership contexts、British royal ceremonial contexts 该词通常较正式，多用于历史或法律语境；可指旧时自由耕种自己土地的自由民/自耕农，也可指英国君主仪仗队卫士。日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 yeomen。
Pronunciation & Spelling
yeoman 读作 /ˈjəʊmən/，与 Roman（/ˈrəʊmən/）、bowman（/ˈbəʊmən/）、showman（/ˈʃəʊmən/）押韵；注意 woman（/ˈwʊmən/）和 human（/ˈhjuːmən/）拼写相似，但元音不同。
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.