"carney" in Chinese (Traditional)
嘉年華工人
Definition
「carney」是指在嘉年華或市集工作的人,通常負責操作遊樂設施、遊戲或表演。有時也指這些工作人員的特殊文化或用語。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
「carney」是非正式用語,主要在北美使用,帶有俚語性質。有時帶有刻板印象,在正式場合建議用「嘉年華工作人員」。另有「carney language」指他們的內部隱語。
Examples
The carney let us ride the roller coaster twice.
那位**嘉年華工人**讓我們坐了兩次雲霄飛車。
My uncle worked as a carney during the summer.
我叔叔夏天曾當過**嘉年華工人**。
The carney smiled and handed me a prize.
那位**嘉年華工人**笑了,把獎品交給我。
Every carney has a great story about life on the road.
每位**嘉年華工人**都有旅行生活的精彩故事。
He talks like a real carney—full of jokes and old carnival slang.
他說話就像真正的**嘉年華工人**,滿口笑話和舊式行話。
Some people think being a carney is tough, but for many it's a way of life.
有些人覺得當**嘉年華工人**很辛苦,但對很多人來說這就是生活方式。