bather
bather — 名詞
- bathersingular
- bathersplural
1. a person swimming or playing in the sea, a lake, a river, or similar natural bod
泳客
在海、湖、河等自然水域游泳戲水的人
a person swimming or playing in the sea, a lake, a river, or similar natural body of water
Li waded into the cold lake water, a careful bather checking the depth with each step.
Li 走進冰冷的湖水裡，是個小心確認水深的泳客。
a careful bather
The bathers at Waikiki Beach scrambled ashore when the warning horn sounded.
威基基海灘的泳客們聽到警報聲後急忙上岸。
Kwame is a strong bather who swims in the river every summer morning before breakfast.
Kwame 是個健壯的泳客，每年夏天早上都會在河裡游泳。
A lone bather floated on her back in the calm Mediterranean sea, staring up at the clouds.
一名獨自的泳客在地中海平靜的海面上仰漂著，凝望著雲朵。
Raj spotted three bathers splashing in the shallows near the old wooden pier.
Raj 看到三名泳客在舊木碼頭附近的淺水區潑水玩耍。
常見錯誤
2. a person who is washing themselves in a bathtub filled with water
泡澡者
在浴缸中洗澡或泡澡的人
a person who is washing themselves in a bathtub filled with water
Daniel lay back in the steaming water, a contented bather after a long shift at the factory.
Daniel 躺在熱氣騰騰的水中，是個下班後滿足的泡澡者。
a contented bather — adjective + bather
The bather added lavender oil to the tub before stepping into the warm water.
那位泡澡者在踏入溫水前，先往浴缸裡加了薰衣草精油。
added lavender oil to the tub
Ricardo, a nightly bather, always reads a novel while soaking in warm water.
Ricardo 每晚泡澡，總是一邊泡在溫水裡一邊看小說。
A tired bather drained the tub and wrapped herself in a thick cotton towel.
疲憊的泡澡者放掉浴缸的水，用厚棉毛巾裹住自己。
The shopkeeper closed early, eager to be a bather in his own claw-foot tub upstairs.
店主提早關門，迫不及待地想上樓泡在自家爪腳浴缸裡。
用法筆記
This sense has a somewhat old-fashioned or literary feel. In everyday speech, people are more likely to say 'someone having a bath' or 'someone in the bath.'
3. a piece of clothing you wear for swimming, like swimming trunks or a swimming co
泳裝
游泳時穿的服裝；泳衣或泳褲
a piece of clothing you wear for swimming, like swimming trunks or a swimming costume
Li folded her new bather and placed it neatly in the striped beach bag.
Li 把新的泳裝摺好，整齊地放進條紋沙灘包裡。
her new bather
The shopkeeper sold brightly coloured bathers to tourists all summer long.
店主整個夏天都賣色彩鮮豔的泳裝給觀光客。
Kwame realised he had forgotten his bather and could not join the afternoon swim.
Kwame 發現忘記帶泳裝，無法參加下午的游泳了。
Daniel bought a striped bather from the resort shop before heading to the pool.
Daniel 在前往泳池前，從度假村商店買了一件條紋泳裝。
Raj hung the damp bather on the balcony railing to dry in the afternoon sun.
Raj 把微濕的泳裝掛在陽台欄杆上，曬著午後的陽光。
- swimsuit
the most common term in American English; neutral in register
- bathing suit
slightly more old-fashioned than 'swimsuit' but still widely understood
- swimming costume
mainly British; can sound formal or quaint to American ears
- swimming trunks
specifically men's swimwear covering the upper legs
用法筆記
Primarily used in Australian and British English. American English speakers normally say 'swimsuit' or 'bathing suit.'