employers

employers — 名詞

1. the companies or people who pay others to do work for them; the plural form of e

1.名詞A2
釋義

雇主們

付錢請別人為自己工作的公司或個人

the companies or people who pay others to do work for them; the plural form of employer.

例句

Many employers in Taipei now offer free lunches to keep their staff happy.

台北許多雇主現在會提供免費午餐，讓員工保持愉快。

subject position: employers + verb in present tense

Felix said that good employers always listen to their workers before making big changes.

Felix 說，好的雇主在做出重大改變前一定會先聽取員工的意見。

collocation: good / bad employers

同義詞
  • bosses

    informal; usually refers to individual managers rather than companies

  • companies

    broader; only fits when the employers are organisations, not individual people

  • hirers

    rare; mainly used in legal or HR documents

反義詞
  • employees

    the people who are paid to do the work, rather than the people who pay

  • workers

    the people who do the work; the opposite role

文法句型

employers + verb (plural agreement)

employers of + noun

用法筆記

Almost always plural when the subject is a group ("employers in this city"). For talking about a single boss or company, use the singular form 'employer'.

常見錯誤

❌My employers is very kind.
✅My employer is very kind.
💡use the singular 'employer' when referring to one person or one company.
❌Employers gives bonuses every December.
✅Employers give bonuses every December.
💡the plural noun takes a plural verb (give, not gives).