"boatmen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 船伕

Definition

專門划船或操作小船、通常載人或貨物橫渡江河湖泊的男性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

古老、正式用語，通常指以手划船或操作小型渡船的男性。現今更常說“船工”或“船員”。文學與地方語境中較常見。

Examples

The boatmen rowed us across the river.

**船伕**把我們劃到了河對岸。

Several boatmen waited by the dock for passengers.

有幾位**船伕**在碼頭等乘客。

The old boatmen knew every part of the lake.

那些年長的**船伕**熟悉湖裡的每一個地方。

Locals say the boatmen can predict a storm just by looking at the water.

當地人說**船伕**只要看水就能判斷是否有風暴。

The boat tour wouldn’t be the same without the stories from the boatmen.

沒有**船伕**講故事，船上遊覽就變得平淡無奇。

After sunset, you could hear the laughter of the boatmen echoing over the river.

日落後，你能聽到**船伕**的笑聲在河面上迴盪。