policeman

IPA/pəˈliːsmən/
KK[pəlˈismən]IPA/pəˈliːsmən/

policeman — 名詞

  • policemansingular
  • policemenplural

1. a man whose job is to work for the police, catch criminals, and protect the publ

1.名詞A2
釋義

男警察

男性的警察人員

a man whose job is to work for the police, catch criminals, and protect the public

例句

The policeman stopped traffic so the children could cross safely.

那名男警察攔住車流，好讓孩子們安全過馬路。

typical duty: stop traffic for safety

A policeman knocked on our door after my bike was stolen.

我的腳踏車被偷後，一名男警察來敲我們家的門。

常見搭配
  • local policeman
  • uniformed policeman
  • policeman on duty
  • call a policeman
同義詞
  • police officer

    Gender-neutral and now more common in many formal and everyday contexts.

  • cop

    Informal everyday word.

  • constable

    Mainly British; can also refer to a particular police rank.

  • officer

    Short form used when the police context is already clear.

用法筆記

Commonly replaced by the gender-neutral term police officer in modern English. Use policeman only when the person is known to be male or that detail matters.

常見錯誤

My uncle is policeman.
My uncle is a policeman.
The singular noun needs an article.
The policeman at the desk was a woman.
The police officer at the desk was a woman.
Policeman refers only to a male officer.

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