plowman

IPA/ˈplaʊmən/
KK[plˈaʊmən]IPA/ˈplaʊmən/

plowman — 名詞

  • plowmansingular
  • ploughmenplural

1. a man who works the land using a plough that is pulled by an animal such as a ho

1.名詞B1
釋義

農夫;犁田者

用動物拉犁耕田的男性農人

a man who works the land using a plough that is pulled by an animal such as a horse or ox, preparing the soil for planting crops

例句

Sivan learned how his great-grandfather worked as a plowman in a small village.

Sivan 了解到他的曾祖父在一個小村莊裡以犁田為生。

The old painting showed a plowman guiding two oxen across a muddy field.

那幅古畫描繪了一名犁田者牽著兩頭公牛越過泥濘的田地。

collocation: plowman guiding / plowman + animal type

同義詞
  • farmer

    much broader meaning — a farmer manages the whole farm, not just plowing

  • tiller

    more formal or literary; refers to anyone who cultivates the soil

  • ploughman

    British English spelling of the same word

文法句型

a plowman

the plowman

plowmen (plural)

用法筆記

This word is the American English spelling; the British spelling is 'ploughman'. The role is now rare in most regions due to modern tractors, so it appears mostly in historical writing or traditional contexts.

常見錯誤

He is a plowman who drives a tractor.
He is a plowman who guides a horse-drawn plough.
💡A plowman specifically works with animal-pulled ploughs, not tractors.