jailer
jailer — 名詞
- jailersingular
- jailersplural
1. someone whose job it is to watch over prisoners and prevent them from escaping a
監獄看守
在監獄中看守囚犯的人員
someone whose job it is to watch over prisoners and prevent them from escaping a prison
The jailer unlocked the cell door and placed a tray of food inside.
獄警打開牢門，把一盤食物放了進去。
simple past describing a daily routine in a prison
New jailers at the state prison must complete a ten-week training program.
州立監獄的新任獄警必須完成為期十週的訓練課程。
After twenty years as a jailer, Elena knew every echo in the corridor by heart.
當了二十年的獄警後，Elena 對走廊裡每個回音都瞭若指掌。
noun phrase describing long experience
The union negotiated better pay for jailers who work the overnight shift.
工會為值夜班的獄警爭取到了更好的薪資待遇。
Diego became a jailer because he wanted a stable government job with a pension.
Diego 之所以當獄警，是因為他想要一份有退休金的穩定公職。
reason clause: because + subject wanted [noun phrase]
- experienced jailer
- former jailer
- work as a jailer
- jailer + unlocked/patrolled/escorted
- prison guard
more common, everyday term used in both British and American English
- corrections officer
modern formal title in the US, replacing the older term 'guard'
- gaoler
British English spelling variant of 'jailer', now less common
用法筆記
Also spelled 'gaoler' especially in British English. This sense is the concrete, literal meaning; the figurative meaning (sense 2) describes a country rather than a person.
常見錯誤
2. a country or government that imprisons a very large number of people, especially
關押國
大量囚禁特定群體的國家
a country or government that imprisons a very large number of people, especially those who disagree with its policies or belong to a particular group
In recent years, the country has been called the world's top jailer of political activists.
近年來，該國被稱為全球頭號關押國，專門關押政治異議人士。
passive: be called [modifier] jailer of [group]
A recent report named Iran as the top jailer of environmental activists.
一份最新報告將伊朗列為關押環保人士最多的國家。
The government does not want to be seen as a jailer of its own citizens.
該政府不希望被視為一個關押自己公民的國家。
UN data shows North Korea is the leading jailer of religious minorities in the region.
聯合國數據顯示，北韓是該地區關押宗教少數群體最多的國家。
collocation: leading jailer of [group] in [place]
- top jailer
- leading jailer
- world's jailer
- jailer of journalists
- jailer of activists
文法句型
[modifier] jailer of [group]
用法筆記
Almost always used with a modifier such as 'top', 'leading', or 'world's', followed by 'of' and a noun group describing the people being imprisoned. Common in human rights reporting and political analysis.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
介系詞搭配
- jailer of [place/group]