sleepwalker
/ˈsliːpwɔːkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsliːpwɔːkər/ (ame, ipa)
sleepwalker — 名詞
- sleepwalkersingular
- sleepwalkersplural
1. A person who moves around, walks, or performs everyday actions while still in a
夢遊者
睡眠中行走或活動的人
A person who moves around, walks, or performs everyday actions while still in a sleeping state, usually without any memory of these actions after waking up.
Since childhood, Élise has been a sleepwalker who would wander into the kitchen at night.
Élise 從小就是個夢遊者，經常在夜裡不自覺地走進廚房。
be + a sleepwalker describing a lifelong trait
Sleepwalkers often appear fully awake, but their eyes have a glassy, unfocused look.
夢遊者看起來常常像是完全清醒的，但他們的眼神呆滯而失焦。
Hao's doctor warned that being a sleepwalker can be dangerous near stairs or open windows.
Hao 的醫生警告說，夢遊者在樓梯或敞開的窗戶旁邊可能會有危險。
The neighbour spotted Constanza walking barefoot in the garden and realised she was a sleepwalker.
鄰居看到 Constanza 光著腳在花園裡走動，才發現她是個夢遊者。
By fifteen, Yara had naturally outgrown sleepwalking, so her parents no longer worried.
Yara 到十五歲時就自然不再夢遊，她的父母也終於放下心來。
- somnambulist
Formal medical term, very rare in everyday speech
- noctambulist
Extremely rare technical term, mainly found in older medical texts
文法句型
be + a sleepwalker
用法筆記
Countable noun. Commonly used after the verb 'be' (someone is / was a sleepwalker). The condition itself is called sleepwalking or somnambulism and is more frequent in children than in adults.