telecommuter
/ˌtelikəˈmjuːtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈɛləkəmjˌutɚ] /ˌtelikəˈmjuːtər/ (ame, ipa)
telecommuter — 名詞
1. a person who does their job from their own home instead of going to a company of
遠距工作者
在家使用網路工作的人
a person who does their job from their own home instead of going to a company office, using online tools such as email, video calls, and phone calls to stay in touch with coworkers and finish their work
After becoming a telecommuter, Brian no longer spends two hours each day in rush-hour traffic.
成為遠距工作者後，Brian 不再需要每天花兩小時在尖峰時段的車陣中。
becoming a telecommuter + avoids commuting
The financial firm now hires telecommuters who live in different cities across the country.
這家金融公司現在聘僱住在全國不同城市的遠距工作者。
hires telecommuters + distributed workforce
Mira put a desk by the window after becoming a telecommuter for a software firm.
Mira 成為一家軟體公司的遠距工作者之後，在窗邊擺了一張書桌。
Many telecommuters use video calls and instant messaging to stay in touch with their teams.
許多遠距工作者使用視訊電話和即時訊息來與團隊保持聯繫。
Haruto became more productive after he switched to being a telecommuter and stopped commuting.
Haruto 改為遠距工作者、不再通勤之後，工作效率提高了。
- remote worker
more general term covering anyone who works away from a central office, not necessarily from home
- home worker
focuses on the location (home) rather than the technology-mediated connection to an employer
- digital nomad
implies a lifestyle where the person travels while working remotely, not tied to one home location
- commuter
someone who travels regularly to a central workplace, the opposite of a telecommuter
- office worker
a person who works on-site at a company's premises
文法句型
telecommuter + verb (singular/plural)
用法筆記
This noun is a compound formed from the prefix tele- and the noun commuter. The related verb is telecommute, and the general practice is called telecommuting or teleworking.