funambulist

IPA/fjuːˈnæm.bjə.lɪst/
IPA/fjuːˈnæm.bjə.lɪst/

funambulist — noun

  • funambulistsingular
  • funambulistsplural

1. a performer whose act involves walking on a rope or wire strung high in the air,

1.名詞C1
釋義

a performer whose act involves walking on a rope or wire strung high in the air, usually for an audience

例句

Talia watched the funambulist walk across a wire suspended twenty feet above the stage.

watch + funambulist + infinitive (verb of perception pattern)

Bao's grandmother once worked as a funambulist in a traveling circus in Sichuan.

同義詞
  • tightrope walker

    the everyday term; far more common than funambulist in speech and general writing

  • rope walker

    less frequent than tightrope walker but synonymous; neutral register

  • equilibrist

    more technical; emphasizes balance as the core skill, can also describe unicyclists or other balance performers

  • acrobat

    much broader category — includes tumblers, trapeze artists, and aerialists, not limited to rope walking

用法筆記

A more formal and literary alternative to 'tightrope walker'. Common in written descriptions of historical circus acts or in figurative prose; in everyday conversation, 'tightrope walker' is far more frequent.

常見錯誤

❌The funambulist swung from trapeze to trapeze.
✅The funambulist walked carefully along the rope high above the ring.
💡A funambulist walks on a rope or wire; swinging or flying is a different circus skill.
❌She trained as a funambulist at the dance academy.
✅She trained as a funambulist at the circus school.
💡Funambulism is a circus art, not a form of dance.