electrician

/ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˌlekˈtrɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˌlek-ˈtri-shən ē-/ (ame, mw)

electrician — 名詞

  • electriciansingular
  • electriciansplural

1. a skilled worker trained to install, fix, and maintain the wiring and electrical

1.名詞B2
釋義

電工

安裝和維修電線設備的技術人員

a skilled worker trained to install, fix, and maintain the wiring and electrical systems in buildings, homes, and industrial equipment

例句

After the storm, an electrician rewired the entire ground floor of the clinic.

暴風雨過後，一名電工重新鋪設了診所整個一樓的線路。

active verb 'rewired' with electrician as subject

"We need to call an electrician — the living room lights keep flickering," said Ravi.

「我們得打電話叫電工——客廳的燈一直在閃，」Ravi 說。

collocation: 'call an electrician' for urgent repairs

同義詞
  • technician

    broader term covering many skilled repair fields; not limited to electrical wiring

  • lineman

    specialises in outdoor high-voltage power lines for utility companies; a subset of electrical work

  • electrical contractor

    a business owner who hires electricians, not the person doing hands-on work

  • repairman

    more general; implies fixing things but does not specify electrical expertise

文法句型

work as an electrician

call an electrician

trained as an electrician

用法筆記

Countable noun — takes 'an' (vowel sound: /ɪˈlɛktrɪʃn/). Commonly appears in household maintenance contexts with verbs such as 'call' or 'hire' (e.g. 'call an electrician').

常見錯誤

❌My cousin is an electrical engineer who installs lights in people's homes.
✅My cousin is an electrician who installs lights in people's homes.
💡An electrical engineer designs power systems; an electrician does hands-on installation and repair.
❌The electrician repaired my laptop.
✅The technician repaired my laptop.
💡Electricians work on building wiring and electrical equipment, not personal electronics.