telecommuter

IPA/ˌtelikəˈmjuːtə(r)/
KK[tˈɛləkəmjˌutɚ]IPA/ˌtelikəˈmjuːtər/

telecommuter — 名詞

1. a person who does their job from their own home instead of going to a company of

1.名詞B2
釋義

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

例句

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

常見搭配
  • become a telecommuter
  • work as a telecommuter
  • hire telecommuters
  • support telecommuters
  • telecommuter agreement
  • full-time telecommuter
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

I am a telecommuter from home every Tuesday.
I telecommute every Tuesday.
'telecommuter' is a noun describing a person's role, not an action; use the verb 'telecommute' for actions.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • telecommuter agreement
  • telecommuter policy
  • telecommuter benefits
  • telecommuter tax

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • work as a telecommuter
  • be a telecommuter
  • hire telecommuters

介系詞搭配

  • as (a telecommuter)
  • for (a company)
  • from (home)