jack-of-all-trades
/ˌdʒæk.əv.ɔːlˈtreɪdz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdʒæk.əv.ɑːlˈtreɪdz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌjak-əv-ˌȯl-ˈtrādz/ (ame, mw)
jack-of-all-trades — 名詞
1. someone who can handle many kinds of work fairly well, especially practical task
樣樣通
能做許多不同工作的人
someone who can handle many kinds of work fairly well, especially practical tasks that call for different skills
When the bakery oven broke, Marco the jack-of-all-trades repaired it before sunrise.
烘焙店的樣樣通 Marco 在天亮前就把烤箱修好了。
be the jack-of-all-trades in a workplace
At the village clinic, Sana was the jack-of-all-trades who fixed beds and updated records.
在村裡的診所，Sana 是個樣樣通，既會修床架也會更新紀錄。
a jack-of-all-trades who + verb
Christopher became the office jack-of-all-trades, setting up laptops and moving spare chairs.
Christopher 成了辦公室的樣樣通，會設定筆電，也會搬備用椅子。
After their father retired, Nora hired a local jack-of-all-trades for roof repairs.
父親退休後，Nora 找了一位本地樣樣通來修屋頂。
The theater used Hao as a jack-of-all-trades during the summer festival.
劇院在夏季藝術節期間讓 Hao 擔任樣樣通。
- generalist
more formal; often used in business or academic contexts
- handyman
narrower; usually focuses on repair work around a building or home
- all-rounder
common for someone who is strong in many areas, not only practical jobs
- specialist
someone with deep skill in one particular area
文法句型
be a jack-of-all-trades
the office jack-of-all-trades
a jack-of-all-trades who + verb
用法筆記
Often used for someone in a small business, workshop, or home who keeps many different jobs moving. It is usually approving, but next to words like 'specialist' it can suggest broad ability rather than deep expertise in one narrow field.