"stringer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 特約記者（新聞）
• 橫樑（結構）

Definition

“stringer” 指的是自由職業的記者，為新聞機構提供報導或照片。也可指建築或樓梯中長型支撐構件。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在新聞業最常見，指按件付費的自由記者。在建築工程指結構支撐。不要與“string”（細繩）混淆。根據上下文判斷意義。

Examples

The local newspaper hired a stringer to cover the sports games.

地方報社聘請了一位**特約記者**來報導體育賽事。

A stair stringer supports the steps in a staircase.

樓梯的**橫樑**支撐著階梯。

The magazine bought photos from a stringer in Brazil.

雜誌從巴西的一位**特約記者**那裡購買了照片。

She became a stringer after leaving her full-time reporting job.

她離開全職記者工作後，成為了一位**特約記者**。

Many disasters are first reported by a local stringer who is on the scene.

許多災難最早是由當地**特約記者**在現場報導的。

The carpenter checked the stringer for cracks before building the stairs.

木匠在建樓梯前檢查了**橫樑**有沒有裂縫。