itinerant
/aɪˈtɪnərənt/ (bre, ipa) · /aɪˈtɪnərənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ī-ˈti-nə-rənt/ (ame, mw) · /aɪˈtɪn.ər.ənt/ (bre, ipa) · /aɪˈtɪn.ɚ.ənt/ (ame, ipa)
itinerant — 形容詞
- itinerantpositive
- more itinerantcomparative
- most itinerantsuperlative
1. Moving regularly between towns or regions, often taking short-term jobs along th
巡迴的；流動的
為短期工作而四處移動的
Moving regularly between towns or regions, often taking short-term jobs along the way.
Deepa found work with an itinerant labour team picking fruit on farms.
Deepa 加入了一個流動勞動團隊，在農場採摘水果。
collocation: itinerant labour team
Each spring, itinerant traders set up stalls selling handmade clothes and spices.
每年春天，流動攤販會設攤出售手工衣物和香料。
collocation: itinerant traders
The region depends on itinerant workers to bring in the harvest every autumn.
該地區依賴流動工人每年秋天完成收割。
Wei remembered the itinerant storyteller who came to the village school every month.
Wei 記得那位每個月來村莊學校的巡迴說書人。
Amara packed her bag and said goodbye to the dairy farm she had worked on.
Amara 收拾行李，向她工作過的乳牛場告別。
- travelling
a broader, more common term; travelling simply means moving from place to place without implying work is the reason
- migratory
implies seasonal, long-distance movement, often with a return pattern; more common for animals than people
- nomadic
describes a lifestyle of constant movement with no fixed home, rather than work-driven relocation
- roaming
suggests wandering without a clear purpose or schedule; less tied to employment
- settled
living permanently in one place with no travel for work
- stationary
not moving at all; contrasts with the core idea of regular travel
用法筆記
Most often used before a noun (attributive position), as in 'itinerant workers' or 'an itinerant trader'. Less common in predicative position ('the workers were itinerant').
常見錯誤
itinerant — 名詞
- itinerantsingular
- itinerantsplural
1. A person who moves from one community to the next, doing temporary or seasonal w
流動工人
為短期工作四處旅行的人
A person who moves from one community to the next, doing temporary or seasonal work.
The itinerants slept in a camp outside the city while the building work lasted.
那些流動工人在建築工程期間睡在城外的營地裡。
plural use: the itinerants
Chen met a group of itinerants who followed the fruit harvest across the country.
Chen 遇到一群跟著水果收成在全國各地跑的流動工人。
Most of the town's seasonal workers were itinerants who stayed only for a few weeks.
鎮上的季節性工人大多是流動工人，只待幾週就離開。
After ten years as an itinerant, Vikram decided to settle in one place.
當了十年流動工人後，Vikram 決定在一個地方安頓下來。
The new law tried to improve housing and safety for itinerants working on farms.
新法律試圖改善在農場工作的流動工人的住宿和安全條件。
- migrant worker
more common and specifically highlights the employment aspect; often implies crossing borders
- seasonal worker
focuses on the timing rather than the movement; a seasonal worker may return to the same place each year
- traveller
a very general term; does not carry the implication of working while moving
用法筆記
Common in the plural ('itinerants') to refer to a group of workers who move for temporary jobs. The singular ('an itinerant') refers to one such person. Used without a specific name for the profession.