amas
amas — 名詞
1. Japanese women who dive in the sea to gather pearls, shellfish, or seaweed by ha
海女
日本傳統徒手採珠採貝女潛者
Japanese women who dive in the sea to gather pearls, shellfish, or seaweed by hand.
At dawn, the amas dived from the boat for seaweed and shellfish.
天亮時，海女們從船上潛入海中採海藻和貝類。
amas diving from a boat to gather food
Tourists on the shore watched the amas disappear under the cold water.
岸上的遊客看著海女們消失在冰冷的海水下。
In the museum film, the amas tied wooden tubs to their waists.
在博物館的影片裡，海女們把木桶綁在腰間。
For generations, the amas returned to the same bay each summer.
幾個世代以來，海女們每到夏天都會回到同一個海灣。
Bilal photographed the amas as they sorted oysters on the pier.
Bilal 拍下海女們在碼頭分揀牡蠣的樣子。
- pearl divers
common when the focus is collecting pearls, but narrower than amas because amas may also gather shellfish or seaweed
- free divers
describes the diving method, but not the specific Japanese tradition
文法句型
the amas
traditional amas
amas diving for pearls
用法筆記
Usually used in writing about Japanese coastal traditions, museums, or older fishing practices. English often keeps the Japanese plural form rather than replacing it with a more general word like 'divers'.