jobless
/ˈdʒɒbləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒɑːbləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjäb-ləs/ (ame, mw) · /ˈdʒɒb.ləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒɑːb.ləs/ (ame, ipa)
jobless — 形容詞
- joblesspositive
- more joblesscomparative
- most joblesssuperlative
1. not earning money because you do not have paid work, often after losing a previo
失業的
沒有支薪工作而失去收入的狀態
not earning money because you do not have paid work, often after losing a previous job
Leo has been jobless for six months since the printing factory closed.
自從印刷廠關門後，Leo 已經失業六個月了。
be + jobless + for [time] for duration of unemployment
Eleni felt anxious about being jobless with two small children at home.
Eleni 帶著兩個小孩在家，對自己失業這件事感到焦慮。
predicative: be jobless after the linking verb
Thousands of jobless workers gathered outside the town hall to demand help.
成千上萬的失業勞工聚集在市政廳外，要求政府提供協助。
After the bank merger, Astrid found herself suddenly jobless at the age of fifty.
銀行合併後，Astrid 在五十歲時突然失業了。
Darius volunteered at the food bank while he was jobless last winter.
去年冬天 Darius 失業期間，他到食物銀行當志工。
- unemployed
the standard neutral term; more common in everyday speech and official forms
- out of work
informal phrasal alternative; suggests the state is recent or temporary
- redundant
British English; specifically means dismissed because the employer no longer needs the role
文法句型
be jobless
jobless [noun]
用法筆記
Often appears in news writing about unemployment statistics (e.g. 'jobless rate', 'jobless claims'). In personal speech, 'out of work' or 'unemployed' is more common than 'jobless'.
常見錯誤
jobless — 名詞
1. people without paid work, treated as a group, especially in writing about the ec
失業者
整體沒有支薪工作的人群
people without paid work, treated as a group, especially in writing about the economy or social policy
The government promised more training programs for the jobless next year.
政府承諾明年為失業者提供更多的職業訓練課程。
always preceded by 'the'; takes a plural verb
Charities in the city handed out hot meals to the jobless every Sunday.
市區的慈善團體每週日為失業者發放熱食。
for the jobless = for unemployed people as a group
Newspapers reported that the jobless were waiting hours to file their claims.
報紙報導失業者要等好幾個小時才能提出申請。
Local volunteers built a small library inside the shelter that served the jobless.
當地志工在收容失業者的庇護所裡蓋了一間小型圖書室。
- the unemployed
the standard equivalent; identical pattern with 'the' and plural verb
- job seekers
softer phrasing common in official documents; emphasises looking for work rather than lacking it
- the employed
parallel formation; people who have paid work
文法句型
the jobless
用法筆記
Only sense that takes the definite article 'the' as a plural noun for a whole social group ('the jobless = unemployed people'). Distinguish from the adjective sense, which describes a single person or thing.