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。
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。
- 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。
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.