vagrant
/ˈveɪɡrənt/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈeɡrənt] /ˈveɪɡrənt/ (ame, ipa)
vagrant — 名詞
1. someone with no fixed home or regular work who travels from one place to another
流浪者
無固定住所與工作、四處遷徙的人
someone with no fixed home or regular work who travels from one place to another, often living on the streets
The police found a vagrant sleeping on a bench near the old train station.
警察在舊火車站附近的長椅上發現一名流浪者正在睡覺。
vagrant + sleeping in a public place
A vagrant asked Amina for spare change outside the bakery on Elm Street.
一名流浪者在榆樹街的麵包店外向 Amina 乞討零錢。
Dimitri noticed a vagrant huddled in the doorway during the heavy snowstorm.
Dimitri 注意到大雪中有一名流浪者蜷縮在門廊裡。
The shopkeeper always gave leftover bread to the vagrant who sat by the fountain.
店主總是把剩下的麵包送給坐在噴泉旁的那名流浪者。
The council opened a new shelter to help vagrants during the coldest winter months.
市議會在冬季最冷的幾個月開設了新的收容所來幫助流浪者們。
- homeless person
broader term; does not imply travelling from place to place
- drifter
focuses on movement; does not always suggest extreme poverty
- tramp
informal and dated; can sound disapproving
- beggar
specifically someone who asks others for money; a vagrant may not beg
文法句型
vagrant + sleeping/begging in a public place
用法筆記
Frequently used in legal and news reporting. More formal than 'homeless person' and always implies movement from place to place.