freelancing
freelancing — 名詞
1. work done for different clients one job at a time, without staying as a regular
接案工作
替不同客戶工作的工作型態
work done for different clients one job at a time, without staying as a regular employee of one organization.
After leaving the newspaper, Bao moved into freelancing from his apartment.
離開報社後，Bao 在公寓裡開始做接案工作。
move into freelancing
Freelancing gave Putri enough freedom to travel between Jakarta and Taipei.
接案工作讓 Putri 有足夠的自由往返 Jakarta 和 Taipei。
freelancing + give + freedom
Many parents choose freelancing so they can work around school hours.
許多家長選擇做接案工作，這樣就能配合孩子的上學時間。
Freelancing in graphic design can slow down during quiet winter months.
平面設計的接案工作在安靜的冬季月份可能會變少。
- self-employment
broader and more official; also covers running a business that is not project-based
- contract work
focuses on paid jobs with stated terms, not the whole lifestyle
- gig work
often suggests shorter, platform-based jobs rather than professional client projects
- salaried employment
working as regular staff for one employer
文法句型
do freelancing
go into freelancing
freelancing in [field]
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when it means this way of working. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which describes the action someone does, and adjective sense 1, which describes a role, business, or lifestyle.
常見錯誤
freelancing — 形容詞
1. describing a role, business, or way of life where someone is hired project by pr
接案性質的
描述按案受聘的角色或生活
describing a role, business, or way of life where someone is hired project by project instead of being kept on staff permanently.
Isabela built a freelancing career after ten years in magazine publishing.
在雜誌出版業工作十年後，Isabela 建立了接案性質的職涯。
freelancing + career
The company offered Hamza a freelancing role instead of a staff post.
公司給 Hamza 的不是正職，而是一個接案性質的角色。
freelancing + role
Eri likes the freelancing life because each month brings different clients.
Eri 喜歡這種接案性質的生活，因為每個月都有不同客戶。
A freelancing business needs clear contracts before any project begins.
接案性質的事業在任何專案開始前都需要清楚合約。
- freelance
the base adjective and the more common form before job titles
- independent
broader; can describe style or status beyond client work
- in-house
done as part of an organization's own permanent team
文法句型
freelancing + career/business/life
a freelancing + role
用法筆記
Used before nouns such as career, role, business, or life. If there is no noun after it, English usually switches to verb sense 1 instead.
常見錯誤
freelancing — 動詞
1. to earn money by taking separate jobs from different clients instead of working
接案
替不同客戶逐案工作
to earn money by taking separate jobs from different clients instead of working only for one employer.
Christopher is freelancing for three travel websites while he saves for college.
Christopher 正在替三個旅遊網站接案，同時為上大學存錢。
be freelancing for [client]
After the layoff, Adisa started freelancing as a book editor from home.
被裁員後，Adisa 開始在家以書籍編輯的身分接案。
start freelancing as [role]
Vivek has been freelancing since January and already has six regular clients.
Vivek 從一月起就一直在接案，而且已經有六個固定客戶。
Quinn tried freelancing for a year before joining a small studio.
Quinn 試著接案一年，之後才加入一間小型工作室。
- work in-house
work as an employee inside one organization
文法句型
start freelancing
be freelancing for [client]
freelancing as [role]
用法筆記
Often appears after start, keep, stop, or in continuous forms such as is freelancing. Unlike noun sense 1, this sense focuses on the action a person is doing.