"watchmen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 守夜人
• 看守

Definition

守夜人是指負責守衛建築、區域或財產的人，尤其是在夜間。當大部分人不在時，他們保護這些地方免受竊盜或危險。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「守夜人」帶有舊時或文學語氣，現今通常說「保安」。"watchmen" 為複數，用單數時說「watchman」。

Examples

The watchmen walk around the building every hour.

**守夜人**每小時繞樓巡邏一次。

Two watchmen guard the gate at night.

晚上有兩名**守夜人**守在大門口。

The company hired more watchmen after the robbery.

公司在被盜後僱用了更多**守夜人**。

When everyone else was sleeping, only the watchmen were awake.

當大家都睡覺時，只有**守夜人**還清醒著。

In old cities, you could always hear the watchmen calling out the hour.

在老城市裡，總能聽到**守夜人**報時的聲音。

The watchmen at the museum noticed something unusual late at night.

博物館的**守夜人**深夜時發現了一些異常情況。