"waterman" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 划船人
• 運水工
• 水上運動員

Definition

“waterman” 指在水上工作或有技能的人，例如划船人、送水工，或擅長水上運動的運動員。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“waterman” 根據場合意義不同：歷史上指船伕，如今多指擅長各水上運動的人。偶爾也用於指送水工。多用於正式或描述性語境，非日常口語。

Examples

The waterman rowed people across the river.

**划船人**把人劃過河。

In the past, a waterman delivered water to homes.

過去，**運水工**把水送到家裡。

He wants to be a professional waterman and compete in different water sports.

他想成為職業**水上運動員**，參加各種水上運動。

My grandfather was a waterman on the Thames and knew every bend of the river.

我祖父是泰晤士河上的**划船人**，對河的每個彎道都很熟悉。

Locals respect anyone known as a true waterman in the surfing community.

當地人很尊重衝浪圈裡被認為是真正**水上運動員**的人。

It takes years of learning to become a skilled waterman on these rough seas.

在這些波濤洶湧的海域成為熟練的**划船人**需要多年學習。