sailor

IPA/ˈseɪlə(r)/
KK[sˈelɚ]IPA/ˈseɪlər/

sailor — 名詞

  • sailorsingular
  • sailorsplural

1. Someone who serves as a crew member on a ship or boat, doing tasks such as steer

1.名詞B1
釋義

船員

在船上工作的 crew 成員

Someone who serves as a crew member on a ship or boat, doing tasks such as steering, repairing equipment, and handling cargo.

例句

As a young sailor on a cargo ship, Asher learned to tie knots and climb rigging.

年輕的船員阿舍在一艘貨船上學會了打繩結和攀爬索具。

sailor on + [ship type]

Piotr's grandfather was a sailor who traveled to ports all over the world.

皮歐特的祖父是一名船員，曾經到過世界各地的港口。

常見搭配
  • trained sailor
  • fellow sailor
  • merchant sailor
  • old sailor
同義詞
  • seaman

    More formal register; often used in official documents, naval contexts, or legal language

  • mariner

    Literary or old-fashioned; common in historical writing and formal titles

  • crew member

    Focuses on the person's role within a team rather than the profession itself

反義詞
  • landsman

    Someone with no experience at sea

文法句型

sailor + on + [ship/boat]

sailor + verb of action

用法筆記

Can refer to both officers and regular crew, though it emphasizes hands-on shipboard work rather than command duties.

常見錯誤

The sailor from the yacht race won the trophy.' (when meaning a sports sailor)
The sailor on the cargo ship worked twelve-hour shifts.
'sailor' can mean either a professional crew member or a sports sailor; context about work and ship type disambiguates.

2. A person who enjoys sailing boats with sails as a hobby, for leisure, or in raci

2.名詞B2
釋義

帆船玩家

以帆船為休閒或競賽的人

A person who enjoys sailing boats with sails as a hobby, for leisure, or in racing competitions.

例句

Xiu is an experienced sailor who races her small boat every weekend at the lake.

秀是經驗豐富的帆船玩家，每個週末都在湖上駕駛她的小艇比賽。

experienced sailor + races + [body of water]

The coastal club has over a hundred sailors who compete in regional regattas.

這家海岸俱樂部有一百多名帆船玩家，參加地區性的帆船賽事。

常見搭配
  • keen sailor
  • avid sailor
  • weekend sailor
  • competitive sailor
同義詞
  • yachtsman

    Specifically someone who sails a yacht; often suggests higher income or leisure-oriented sailing

  • boatman

    More general; can refer to anyone who operates a boat, not necessarily using sails

文法句型

sailor + verb of recreation

experienced sailor

常見錯誤

My uncle is a sailor in the navy.' (when meaning a sports sailor)
My uncle is a sailor who takes his boat out on the lake every Sunday.
'sailor' in the sports sense refers to recreational sailing, not military service.

3. Used in the phrases 'a good sailor' and 'a bad sailor' to describe whether a per

3.名詞B2
釋義

暈船傾向

形容坐船時是否容易暈船

Used in the phrases 'a good sailor' and 'a bad sailor' to describe whether a person becomes sick from the movement of a boat on water — not about their skill or job.

例句

Tomás is a good sailor — he never feels sick on the roughest ferry crossing.

湯馬斯不會暈船——即使在最顛簸的渡輪上，他也從不感到不適。

good sailor — never feels sick

Reema was a bad sailor and spent most of the cruise lying in her cabin.

莉瑪很容易暈船，整趟郵輪行程大部分時間都躺在她的艙房裡。

常見搭配
  • good sailor
  • bad sailor

文法句型

a good/bad sailor

用法筆記

Only used in the fixed expressions 'a good sailor' and 'a bad sailor'. Does not comment on sailing ability or profession — it exclusively refers to whether someone gets seasick.

常見錯誤

He is a good sailor, so the captain trusts him with steering the ship.' (mixing sense 1 and sense 3)
He is a good sailor
he never gets seasick even in stormy weather.' — 'good sailor' in this sense only refers to not getting seasick, not to competence or rank.
慣用語

a good/bad sailor

idiom

A person who does not get sick or gets sick easily when traveling on a boat or ship.

不暈船/會暈船的人

Maya is a good sailor, so she enjoyed the ferry ride.

Is your brother a bad sailor? He looked very pale on the boat.

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常用片語

  • old sailor
  • experienced sailor
  • fellow sailor
  • merchant sailor

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