fisher
/ˈfɪʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [fˈɪʃɚ] /ˈfɪʃər/ (ame, ipa) · [fˈɪʃɚ] /ˈfi-shər/ (ame, mw)
fisher — 名詞
- fishersingular
- fishersplural
1. a person whose work or hobby involves catching fish from a body of water such as
漁民；釣客
以捕魚為工作或休閒的人
a person whose work or hobby involves catching fish from a body of water such as a river, lake, or sea
Erik works as a fisher on a small boat off the coast of Norway.
Erik 在挪威外海的一艘小船上當漁民。
fisher as a paid occupation
The old fisher taught Pim how to tie fishing knots and clean the morning catch.
老漁夫教 Pim 如何綁釣魚結和清理早上的漁獲。
Every morning before dawn, Darius and the other fishers head out to sea.
每天天還沒亮，Darius 和其他漁民就會出海。
A local fisher sold fresh salmon to the restaurant near the harbor.
一位當地漁民把新鮮的鮭魚賣給港口附近的餐廳。
Fishers from nearby towns came to cast their lines in the river full of salmon.
那年春天河裡有好多鮭魚，附近城鎮的釣客都來河邊下竿。
- fisherman
much more common, but traditionally refers specifically to a man
- angler
suggests fishing with a rod and line as a hobby rather than a job
- commercial fisher
specifies someone who catches fish for a living, not for sport
用法筆記
Fisher is less common than fisherman or angler in everyday speech. Some people prefer fisher as a gender-neutral alternative to fisherman. As a surname, Fisher names several notable historical figures — Irving Fisher (American economist, 1867–1947), John Arbuthnot Fisher (British naval officer, 1841–1920), and M. F. K. Fisher (American food writer, 1908–1992) — but these are proper nouns, not uses of the common noun sense described here.
常見錯誤
2. a North American forest animal with a pointed face, round ears, dark fur, a long
漁貂
北美鼬科深褐色哺乳動物
a North American forest animal with a pointed face, round ears, dark fur, a long body, and a thick tail; it belongs to the weasel family and is often called a fisher cat
In a British Columbia forest, Sora saw a fisher climb a tall pine tree.
在不列顛哥倫比亞省的森林深處，Sora 看到一隻漁貂爬上一棵高大的松樹。
fisher + habitat: forest
Fishers are shy animals that live in the woods of Canada and the northern US.
漁貂是一種害羞的動物，生活在加拿大和美國北部的深林裡。
plural + geographic range
A fisher crossed the snowy road ahead of Tamar and vanished into the trees.
一隻漁貂穿過 Tamar 車前積雪的道路，消失在樹叢中。
Wildlife cameras set up near the creek caught a fisher hunting a porcupine at night.
設在小溪附近的野生動物攝影機拍到一隻漁貂在夜間捕食豪豬。
The zookeeper told the class that fishers are weasel-family animals with long dark fur.
動物園管理員告訴學生，漁貂是鼬科動物，有著長長的深色毛皮。
- fisher cat
common but inaccurate nickname; the animal is not a cat
- Pekania pennanti
scientific name
- Martes pennanti
former scientific name, still found in older sources
用法筆記
Despite the name fisher cat, this animal does not catch fish very often and is not a cat — it is a large member of the weasel family. The shortened form fisher is preferred in scientific and wildlife writing.