gaffer
gaffer — 名詞
- gaffersingular
- gaffersplural
1. a worker who leads other labourers or tradespeople and makes sure the practical
工頭；領班
帶領現場工人做事的人
a worker who leads other labourers or tradespeople and makes sure the practical work is done safely and in the right order.
Baraka asked the gaffer which wall the brick team should finish first.
Baraka 問工頭，磚工隊應該先把哪一面牆完成。
ask the gaffer for work instructions
When the cement truck arrived, the gaffer checked every safety belt himself.
當水泥車到達時，工頭親自檢查了每一條安全帶。
the gaffer as site safety authority
After lunch, Niran told the gaffer that two ladders were missing.
午飯後，Niran 告訴工頭有兩把梯子不見了。
The new gaffer moved the crew indoors when the storm reached the site.
暴風雨來到工地時，新上任的工頭把工人都移到室內。
subject of a practical management action
- site gaffer
- ask the gaffer
- the gaffer in charge
- new gaffer
- foreman
more neutral and standard, especially in job titles
- boss
broader and less specific; can refer to many kinds of leader
- supervisor
more formal and used in office or service settings too
- ganger
British, especially for the leader of a small manual-work gang
文法句型
the gaffer on [a site / a job]
ask the gaffer + clause
用法筆記
Common in British English for the person in charge of hands-on work, especially on building sites and similar jobs. In offices or shops, 'manager' or 'supervisor' is more usual.
2. the head electrician for screen production, leading the lighting team and arrang
首席燈光師
影視拍攝現場負責燈光與供電的人
the head electrician for screen production, leading the lighting team and arranging the lamps and power needed for each scene.
Aoi asked the gaffer to soften the light before the actor walked in.
Aoi 請首席燈光師在演員走進來前把燈光調柔一點。
ask the gaffer to adjust the light
During the night shoot, the gaffer ran extra power to the rain machine.
夜戲拍攝時，首席燈光師把額外電力接到造雨機上。
the gaffer handles electrical supply
Christopher thanked the gaffer when the kitchen scene finally looked warm enough on camera.
當廚房那場戲終於在鏡頭裡夠溫暖時，Christopher 向首席燈光師道謝。
Before filming started, the gaffer tested each lamp above the hospital bed.
正式開拍前，首席燈光師測試了醫院病床上方的每一盞燈。
checks lamps before shooting starts
- set gaffer
- ask the gaffer
- the gaffer on the shoot
- the gaffer tested the lamps
- chief electrician
clear descriptive equivalent, especially outside film slang
- head of lighting
plain descriptive phrase rather than the industry title
- lighting supervisor
sounds more formal and less tied to film-set slang
文法句型
the gaffer on [a film / a set]
ask the gaffer to + verb
用法筆記
This is a set-specific film and TV job title, not a general word for any electrician. Distinguish from sense 1, where 'gaffer' means the worksite boss rather than the lighting lead.
3. an informal, often old-fashioned word for an elderly man.
老伯；老頭
對年長男子的隨意稱呼
an informal, often old-fashioned word for an elderly man.
The old gaffer still walks to the harbour every morning for tea.
那個老伯每天早上仍會走到港口去喝茶。
old gaffer as a casual label for an elderly man
At the village fair, Élise helped a tired gaffer carry his chair home.
在村裡的園遊會上，Élise 幫一位疲憊的老伯把椅子搬回家。
Wren laughed when the gaffer at the gate called everyone 'my dears'.
Wren 笑了，因為門口那位老伯把大家都叫作「親愛的」。
the gaffer used as an affectionate description
Ravindra bought the lonely gaffer a hot pie from the station shop.
Ravindra 在車站商店買了一個熱派給那位孤單的老伯。
- old gaffer
- tired gaffer
- poor old gaffer
- the gaffer at the gate
- old man
plain and general; can sound blunt depending on tone
- old fellow
friendlier and slightly old-fashioned
- elderly gentleman
more polite and formal than 'gaffer'
文法句型
an old gaffer
the gaffer at [a place]
用法筆記
Often sounds dated, regional, or affectionate in British English. Distinguish from sense 1, where 'gaffer' refers to the boss rather than simply an older man.