horologist
horologist — 名詞
- horologistsingular
- horologistsplural
1. a person whose job involves creating, maintaining, or selling timekeeping device
鐘錶匠
以製作或修理鐘錶為業的人
a person whose job involves creating, maintaining, or selling timekeeping devices such as clocks and watches
The museum hired a horologist to restore its collection of antique grandfather clocks.
博物館聘請了一位鐘錶匠來修復其古董落地鐘收藏。
collocation: hired a horologist to restore
Arjun took his broken pocket watch to a local horologist for a complete repair.
Arjun 把他壞掉的懷錶送給當地的鐘錶匠進行全面維修。
collocation: took [item] to a horologist for repair
Grandmother's antique mantle clock was carefully cleaned and oiled by a skilled horologist.
祖母的古董壁爐鐘由一位技術精湛的鐘錶匠仔細清潔並上了油。
Mei-Lin apprenticed with a master horologist in Geneva before opening her own shop.
Mei-Lin 在日內瓦跟隨一位鐘錶大師學藝，之後開了自己的店。
Few people still learn the trade of a horologist now that quartz watches have replaced mechanical timepieces.
如今石英錶已取代機械鐘錶，已經很少人學習鐘錶匠這門手藝了。
- watchmaker
more common in everyday speech; usually focuses on wristwatches and pocket watches
- clockmaker
specific to clocks rather than watches
- horologer
less common variant of horologist, occasionally used in historical contexts
文法句型
a horologist
用法筆記
Frequently replaced by the more common term 'watchmaker' in everyday speech, though 'horologist' carries a more formal tone and can refer to someone who works with both clocks and watches.