nomadic

/nəʊˈmædɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /nəʊˈmædɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /nō-ˈma-dik/ (ame, mw)

nomadic — adjective

  • nomadicpositive
  • more nomadiccomparative
  • most nomadicsuperlative

1. living or working in a way that involves changing place often instead of staying

1.形容詞C1
釋義

living or working in a way that involves changing place often instead of staying settled in one home or town.

例句

Eve spent her twenties in a nomadic life, renting rooms across three countries.

nomadic + life for a frequently moving lifestyle

After the mine closed, Rohan became nomadic and followed harvest jobs around Australia.

become + nomadic

同義詞
  • itinerant

    more formal and often linked to work that moves from place to place

  • roaming

    stresses movement itself and is less tied to a stable way of life

  • unsettled

    can describe a life without a fixed home, but also has an emotional meaning

反義詞
  • settled

    living in one regular home or community

  • rooted

    emphasises strong connection to one place

文法句型

nomadic + life/lifestyle/existence

become/grow + nomadic

用法筆記

Often used with nouns such as 'life', 'lifestyle', 'worker', or 'family'. It can describe modern people who move often for jobs, housing, or travel, not only traditional desert societies.

常見錯誤

❌The museum has a nomadic building.
✅The museum has a travelling exhibition.
💡nomadic describes people or ways of living, not a fixed building.

2. connected with a people whose way of life involves travelling with their animals

2.形容詞C1
釋義

connected with a people whose way of life involves travelling with their animals between grazing areas.

例句

Tendai studied nomadic herders who moved their goats after the dry season.

nomadic + herders/community/tribe

The museum displayed a nomadic tent woven from wool and camel hair.

nomadic + noun for objects belonging to such communities

同義詞
  • pastoral

    focuses on animal herding; not every pastoral group moves regularly

  • migratory

    broader and often used for animals or seasonal movement patterns

  • itinerant

    more general and less tied to traditional group identity

反義詞

文法句型

nomadic + tribe/community/herders/camp

用法筆記

Usually appears before nouns such as 'community', 'herders', 'tribe', or 'culture'. Use this sense for a traditional group identity, not just for any traveller who changes cities often.

常見錯誤

❌Backpackers on a gap year are nomadic people.
✅Backpackers on a gap year are travellers.
💡this sense is about a traditional community, often linked to herding and seasonal movement.