weaver

IPA/ˈwiːvə(r)/
KK[wˈivɚ]IPA/ˈwiːvər/

weaver — 名詞

  • weaversingular
  • weaversplural

1. a person whose craft or job is making fabric by interlacing yarn or thread on a

1.名詞B1
釋義

織布工

以織布為職業或手藝的人

a person whose craft or job is making fabric by interlacing yarn or thread on a loom.

例句

Amara has worked as a weaver at the textile mill for over fifteen years.

Amara 在紡織廠擔任織布工已經超過十五年了。

countable noun: works as a weaver

The village weavers use natural dyes to create colourful patterns on cotton cloth.

村裡的織布工用天然染料在棉布上織出色彩鮮豔的圖案。

collocation: village weaver(s)

同義詞
  • textile worker

    broader term — includes anyone in fabric production (spinners, dyers, finishers), not just those at the loom

  • artisan

    emphasises handcraft skill; applies across crafts (pottery, woodwork), not specific to weaving

文法句型

a + weaver

weaver + of + material

用法筆記

Frequently paired with a material or location (e.g. 'a weaver of silk', 'a weaver in the district'). The term is less common for factory workers today and more often describes artisans in traditional or small-scale textile production.

常見錯誤

❌The weaver knitted a warm sweater.
✅The weaver made cloth on a loom.
💡Weaving and knitting are different crafts; weavers work on looms with warp and weft threads, while knitters use needles with a single continuous yarn.

2. a small finch-like bird native to Africa and Asia, known for building large, dom

2.名詞B2
釋義

織布鳥

以編織精緻鳥巢聞名的鳥類

a small finch-like bird native to Africa and Asia, known for building large, dome-shaped nests by carefully interlacing grass, leaves, and twigs.

例句

A colony of weavers built a dozen nests in the acacia tree near the river.

一群織布鳥在河邊的相思樹上築了十來個巢。

collocation: colony of weavers

Kenji photographed a male weaver gathering long blades of grass to construct its nest.

Kenji 拍攝到一隻公織布鳥叼著長長的草葉準備築巢。

male weaver + gathering grass to construct nest

同義詞
  • weaverbird

    alternative spelling; slightly more explicit in distinguishing from the human occupation

  • social weaver

    refers to a specific sub-group of weaver species that nest colonially in large shared structures

文法句型

a + weaver

weaver + bird

用法筆記

Often used in the compound 'weaver bird' to avoid confusion with the person sense. 'Social weaver' refers specifically to species that build large multi-chamber communal nests.

常見錯誤

❌The weaver built a nest with mud and sticks.
✅The weaver built a nest of woven grass blades.
💡Weavers are named for their weaving technique; they interlace plant fibres, unlike mud-nest builders such as swallows.