bachelor
/ˈbætʃələ(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbætʃələr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbach-lər ˈba-chə-/ (ame, mw)
bachelor — 名詞
1. a man who is still single and has not married before
單身漢
從未結過婚的男子
a man who is still single and has not married before
At thirty-five, Ben was still a bachelor and lived alone downtown.
三十五歲時，Ben 仍是個單身漢，獨自住在市中心。
be a bachelor
The magazine named Dr. Chen the city's most eligible bachelor.
那本雜誌把 Chen 醫師評為城裡最搶手的單身漢。
collocation: eligible bachelor
Unlike his brothers, Omar remained a bachelor through his forties.
和兄弟不同，Omar 到了四十多歲都一直是單身漢。
During the family dinner, Aunt May asked why the bachelor never dated.
家庭聚餐時，Aunt May 問那位單身漢為什麼一直不交往。
In the play, the rich bachelor avoids marriage until the final scene.
在那齣戲裡，那個有錢的單身漢一路躲著結婚，直到最後一幕。
- husband
a married man
- married man
stresses the opposite marital status directly
文法句型
be a bachelor
remain a bachelor
eligible bachelor
用法筆記
Usually refers to a man who has never married, not simply a man whose wife is away. Compared with single, it is male-only and can sound slightly old-fashioned in ordinary conversation.
常見錯誤
2. someone who has finished an undergraduate course at a university and been awarde
學士
擁有學士學位的人
someone who has finished an undergraduate course at a university and been awarded the degree
At graduation, each bachelor crossed the stage to receive a hood.
畢業典禮上，每位學士都走上台領取學位披肩。
formal academic use
Only bachelors may enter this master's program in public health.
只有學士才可申請這個公共衛生碩士課程。
plural: bachelors may apply or enter
The law school accepts bachelors from any recognized university.
這所法學院接受任何獲認可大學的學士申請。
The ceremony honored two hundred new bachelors from the engineering faculty.
典禮表揚了工程學院兩百位新科學士。
As a bachelor of music, Ken could apply for teacher training.
Ken 身為音樂學士，可以申請師資培訓。
- graduate
broader because it can refer to any completed degree level
- degree holder
formal and broader; it does not specifically mean a first degree
- non-graduate
someone without a university degree
文法句型
bachelors may apply
new bachelors
a bachelor of arts
a bachelor of science
用法筆記
Mostly used in formal university or ceremonial contexts. In everyday English, people more often say someone has a bachelor's degree rather than call the person a bachelor. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about marriage.
常見錯誤
bachelor — 形容詞
1. made for one person to live in or use alone
單人住宿
適合一人住或使用
made for one person to live in or use alone
The hotel gave us a bachelor room near the back stairs.
旅館給了我們一間靠近後樓梯的單人房。
bachelor room
His first home was a bachelor flat above the noodle shop.
他第一個住處是麵店樓上的單人公寓。
bachelor flat
The ad showed a neat bachelor apartment with one window.
廣告裡是一間整潔的單人公寓，只有一扇窗。
This narrow bachelor unit suits one student and a small desk.
這間狹長的單人小套房，放得下一個學生和一張小書桌。
The building posted a vacancy for a bachelor suite meant for one tenant.
那棟大樓貼出招租啟事，說有一間只租一人的單人套房。
- single
the more common word for hotel rooms, beds, or tickets for one person
- one-person
clear and modern, especially in product or housing descriptions
文法句型
bachelor room
bachelor flat
bachelor apartment
bachelor suite
用法筆記
Usually comes before housing nouns and often sounds dated or region-specific. It describes size or intended use for one person, not whether the person is married.
常見錯誤
2. not having a husband or wife; single
未婚的
沒有配偶的
not having a husband or wife; single
Her bachelor uncle still lived in the old family house.
她那位未婚的叔叔仍住在老家裡。
used before a male noun
The village dance welcomed several bachelor farmers from nearby hills.
村裡的舞會迎來了幾位附近山區來的未婚農夫。
bachelor + plural noun
A bachelor prince in the novel refuses every marriage plan.
小說裡那位未婚王子拒絕每一樁婚事安排。
The newspaper followed the bachelor mayor, an unmarried man, through the election.
那家報紙一路跟著那位未婚市長跑選戰，還提到他沒有結婚。
Two bachelor brothers in their forties still lived together and neither had married.
那兩個四十多歲的未婚兄弟仍住在一起，而且兩人都還沒結婚。
- married
the direct opposite
文法句型
bachelor uncle
bachelor brother
bachelor mayor
bachelor life
用法筆記
Usually appears before another noun and sounds dated in modern English. In normal conversation, people more often say single or unmarried instead.