noctambulist
/näk-ˈtam-byə-list/ (ame, mw)
noctambulist — 名詞
1. A person who gets out of bed and moves around during sleep, usually without know
夢遊者
睡著時會起身走動的人
A person who gets out of bed and moves around during sleep, usually without knowing it at the time.
After midnight, Bilal found the noctambulist standing by the kitchen sink.
午夜過後，Bilal 發現那名夢遊者正站在廚房水槽旁。
pattern: find the noctambulist + -ing action
The doctor warned Yumi that a noctambulist can unlock doors while asleep.
醫師提醒 Yumi，夢遊者睡著時也可能把門鎖打開。
pattern: a noctambulist + can + verb
Nurses watched the noctambulist closely after he wandered into the hall.
那名夢遊者走進走廊後，護理師一直在旁邊看著他。
Dewi's brother is a noctambulist, so the family bolts the back door.
Dewi 的哥哥是夢遊者，所以家人會把後門拴好。
The report described the child as a noctambulist with weekly episodes.
報告把那個孩子描述成一名每週都會發作的夢遊者。
- sleepwalker
the normal everyday word for the same person
- somnambulist
another formal or medical term, often used in clinical writing
文法句型
a noctambulist + verb
be a noctambulist
用法筆記
Usually found in medical, literary, or very formal writing; everyday English normally uses 'sleepwalker' instead. Most common after 'be a' or in labels such as 'noctambulist patient'.