funambulist

IPA/fjuːˈnæm.bjə.lɪst/
IPA/fjuːˈnæm.bjə.lɪst/

funambulist — 名詞

  • funambulistsingular
  • funambulistsplural

1. a performer whose act involves walking on a rope or wire strung high in the air,

1.名詞C1
釋義

走鋼索者

在高空鋼索上行走表演的雜技演員

a performer whose act involves walking on a rope or wire strung high in the air, usually for an audience

例句

Talia watched the funambulist walk across a wire suspended twenty feet above the stage.

Talia 望著走鋼索者在離舞台六公尺高的鋼索上行走。

watch + funambulist + infinitive (verb of perception pattern)

Bao's grandmother once worked as a funambulist in a traveling circus in Sichuan.

Bao 的祖母曾在四川的一個巡迴馬戲團擔任走鋼索者。

常見搭配
  • perform as a funambulist
  • train as a funambulist
  • work as a funambulist
  • celebrated funambulist
  • famous funambulist
同義詞
  • tightrope walker

    the everyday term; far more common than funambulist in speech and general writing

  • rope walker

    less frequent than tightrope walker but synonymous; neutral register

  • equilibrist

    more technical; emphasizes balance as the core skill, can also describe unicyclists or other balance performers

  • acrobat

    much broader category — includes tumblers, trapeze artists, and aerialists, not limited to rope walking

用法筆記

A more formal and literary alternative to 'tightrope walker'. Common in written descriptions of historical circus acts or in figurative prose; in everyday conversation, 'tightrope walker' is far more frequent.

常見錯誤

The funambulist swung from trapeze to trapeze.
The funambulist walked carefully along the rope high above the ring.
A funambulist walks on a rope or wire; swinging or flying is a different circus skill.
She trained as a funambulist at the dance academy.
She trained as a funambulist at the circus school.
Funambulism is a circus art, not a form of dance.

同根字

  • funambulism
    名詞C2
  • funambulatory
    形容詞C2
  • funambulesque
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • funambulist act
  • funambulist performance
  • funambulist troupe
  • funambulist balance

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • work as a funambulist
  • perform as a funambulist
  • train as a funambulist

介系詞搭配

  • on a tightrope
  • across a wire
  • above the crowd
  • without a net