optician
/ɒpˈtɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɑːpˈtɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /äp-ˈti-shən/ (ame, mw)
optician — 名詞
- opticiansingular
- opticiansplural
1. a trained worker who tests how well you see and advises on glasses or contacts f
驗光師
檢查視力並建議配鏡的人
a trained worker who tests how well you see and advises on glasses or contacts for clearer vision.
Christopher visited the optician after road signs started to look blurry.
Christopher 發現路牌開始變模糊後，去看了驗光師。
visit the optician for blurred distance vision
The optician asked Lara to read the letters on the wall chart.
驗光師請 Lara 讀出牆上視力表的字母。
eye test using a wall chart
After school, Dario chose lighter frames while the optician checked their fit.
放學後，Dario 挑了較輕的鏡框，同時驗光師檢查了配戴是否合適。
Hyun booked an optician's appointment before ordering new contact lenses.
Hyun 在訂購新的隱形眼鏡前先預約了驗光師的檢查時段。
- optometrist
often the usual term for the licensed eye-testing professional, especially in North America
- eye specialist
broader and less exact; may refer to a medical doctor rather than an optician
文法句型
visit an optician
book an optician's appointment
optician + check/test + eyesight
用法筆記
Common in British English for the person who checks eyesight and advises on correction. In many North American contexts, learners are more likely to hear optometrist for the eye-testing role.
常見錯誤
2. a worker who uses an eye prescription to fit and supply glasses or contacts, wit
配鏡師
依處方配戴並調整眼鏡的人
a worker who uses an eye prescription to fit and supply glasses or contacts, without testing your eyes.
Beatrix took her prescription to the optician for thinner reading lenses.
Beatrix 拿著處方去找配鏡師配較薄的老花鏡片。
take a prescription to an optician
Darius returned to the optician when his new glasses kept slipping.
Darius 的新眼鏡一直往下滑，所以他又回去找配鏡師。
return to the optician for an adjustment
Baraka asked the optician to adjust the nose pads on his frames.
Baraka 請配鏡師調整鏡框上的鼻墊。
Talia picked up her contact lenses after the optician checked the prescription details.
配鏡師核對完處方細節後，Talia 才領走她的隱形眼鏡。
- dispensing optician
formal term for someone who fits glasses from a prescription
- glasses fitter
plain descriptive term, less formal than the professional label
文法句型
take a prescription to an optician
optician + fit/adjust + glasses
pick up lenses from the optician
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this person works from an existing prescription and focuses on fitting frames or lenses rather than testing sight.
常見錯誤
3. someone in the optical trade who makes or sells lenses, eyewear, and related equ
光學業者
製作或販售鏡片與光學器材的人
someone in the optical trade who makes or sells lenses, eyewear, and related equipment.
Samir learned lens polishing from an optician in his uncle's workshop.
Samir 在叔叔的工坊裡向一位光學業者學習鏡片拋光。
optician making lenses in a workshop
Stefan ordered replacement prisms from an optician who also supplied old microscopes.
Stefan 向一位也供應老式顯微鏡的光學業者訂購替換用稜鏡。
optician supplying optical instruments
Ravindra's optician imported safety goggles for the college science lab.
Ravindra 認識的那位光學業者替大學的科學實驗室進口了護目鏡。
Karim worked for an optician who sold lenses for cameras and telescopes.
Karim 為一位販售相機與望遠鏡鏡片的光學業者工作。
- optical dealer
focuses on the selling side of the trade
- lens maker
narrower, used when the work is specifically making lenses
文法句型
optician + make/sell + lenses
work for an optician
order parts from an optician
用法筆記
This broader trade sense is older and is often used for people who make or supply optical goods, not mainly for customer eye tests.