work outside the home

work outside the home — 慣用語

1. to earn money from employment that takes place in a commercial or public buildin

1.慣用語B1
釋義

外出工作

離家到職場上班賺取收入

to earn money from employment that takes place in a commercial or public building rather than at your own house or apartment

例句

After her children started school, Devika decided to work outside the home again.

孩子們開始上學後，Devika 決定再次外出工作。

temporal clause: after children start school

Theo's grandmother worked outside the home in a hospital kitchen for thirty years.

Theo 的祖母在醫院的廚房工作了三十年，一直是在外上班。

用法筆記

Common in contexts contrasting with stay-at-home parenting or household management. Does NOT mean working remotely from home or doing unpaid domestic chores.

常見錯誤

❌I need to work outside the home today because the internet is broken.
✅I need to go to the office today because the internet is broken.
💡'work outside the home' describes a general life situation (having a job away from one's residence), not a temporary change of work location for a single day.