"watchmen" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 守夜人
• 看守

Definition

守夜人是指负责守护建筑、区域或财产的人，尤其是在夜晚。他们在人们离开时保护这些地方免受偷窃或危险。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

「守夜人」带有一点古旧或文学色彩，现代更常说“保安”。“watchmen”常用于复数，单数是“watchman”。

Examples

The watchmen walk around the building every hour.

**守夜人**每小时绕楼巡逻一次。

Two watchmen guard the gate at night.

晚上有两名**守夜人**守在大门口。

The company hired more watchmen after the robbery.

公司在被盗后雇佣了更多**守夜人**。

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

当大家都睡觉时，只有**守夜人**还醒着。

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

在老城市里，总能听到**守夜人**报时的声音。

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

博物馆的**守夜人**深夜时发现了一些异常情况。