barber
barber — 名詞
1. a person whose work is trimming the hair on men's heads, and often shaving or sh
理髮師
幫男士剪頭髮、修鬍子的人
a person whose work is trimming the hair on men's heads, and often shaving or shaping their beards and moustaches.
Yael visits the same barber on Main Street every three weeks.
Yael 每三週都會去 Main Street 上同一家理髮師那裡剪頭髮。
go to / visit + the barber
The barber wrapped a warm towel around Mr. Kenji's face before shaving him.
理髮師在幫 Kenji 先生刮鬍子之前，先用一條溫熱的毛巾蓋住他的臉。
barber as subject of shaving / cutting
After ten years, Citlali finally trained as a barber and opened his own shop.
過了十年，Citlali 終於學了理髮，並開了自己的店。
My grandfather sat down and asked the barber for a short back and sides.
我爺爺坐下來，跟理髮師說要剪一個兩側和後面都剃短的傳統短髮。
Old Mr. Esposito is the most skilled barber in our small mountain town.
Esposito 老先生是我們這個小山城裡手藝最好的理髮師。
- hairdresser
broader term; cuts and styles for women and men, often in a salon
- stylist
fashion-focused; works on cuts, color, and styling rather than just trimming
- coiffeur
formal / French-flavored; usually for upmarket women's salons
文法句型
a/the barber
go to the barber
用法筆記
Subject is almost always male; in Taiwan and many other places, women's haircuts are usually done by a 'hairdresser' or 'stylist' instead. Often paired with 'go to' or 'visit' rather than 'see'.
常見錯誤
2. the small shop that a barber works in, where men go to get their hair cut. (Ofte
理髮店
男士剪髮的小型店面
the small shop that a barber works in, where men go to get their hair cut. (Often shortened from 'barber's shop' or 'barber shop'.)
There's a tiny barber on the corner of Elm Street with a striped pole outside.
Elm Street 街角有一家小小的理髮店，外頭掛著一根條紋柱。
physical-place noun: 'a barber on/at + location'
Hiro dropped her son off at the barber for his first proper haircut before school.
Hiro 把兒子送到理髮店，準備幫他剪上學前的第一個正式髮型。
drop off / pick up + at the barber
The old barber near the train station has been open since 1962.
火車站附近那家老理髮店從 1962 年就開到現在。
On Saturday mornings the barber is full of men reading newspapers.
週六早上，這家理髮店裡都坐滿了看報紙的男人。
- barber shop
the explicit two-word form, common in American English
- salon
broader term; usually offers coloring and styling, often for women too
文法句型
go to the barber
at the barber
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (the person): here the noun names a place. In British English the fuller form 'barber's' or 'the barber's' is more common; American English often uses 'barber shop'. Both fit the pattern 'go to the barber'.
常見錯誤
barber — 動詞
1. to earn a living by giving men haircuts and beard trims; that is, to do the job
當理髮師
以幫人剪髮、修鬍為業
to earn a living by giving men haircuts and beard trims; that is, to do the job of a barber.
Mr. Esposito has barbered in this neighborhood for nearly forty years.
Esposito 先生在這個社區當理髮師將近四十年了。
intransitive: barber + time / location adverbial
After leaving the navy, Citlali barbered for a living in a small shop on Pine Avenue.
離開海軍之後，Citlali 就在 Pine Avenue 一間小店裡靠理髮維生。
barber for a living
Sofia's grandfather barbered six days a week to support the whole family.
Sofia 的爺爺一週理髮六天，撐起一家人的生活。
Few young apprentices want to barber these days, the old man complained.
老先生抱怨說，現在願意走理髮這一行的年輕學徒越來越少了。
- cut hair
plain, modern phrasing for what a barber does for a living
- work as a barber
the everyday phrase that has replaced this verb in normal speech
文法句型
barber (no object)
用法筆記
Sounds dated and is mostly literary or biographical today; in normal speech people say 'work as a barber' or 'be a barber'. Takes no object — for the object pattern, see verb sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. to give a man a haircut, beard trim, or shave; to tidy up the hair on his head o
剪髮；修鬍
替男士剪頭髮或修整鬍鬚
to give a man a haircut, beard trim, or shave; to tidy up the hair on his head or face the way a barber would.
Old Mr. Esposito barbered three generations of the Romano family.
老 Esposito 先生幫 Romano 家族三代男人都剪過頭髮。
transitive: barber + person
Every Sunday Yael was barbered by his uncle in a tiny back room behind the shop.
每個禮拜天，Yael 都會在店後一間小房間裡，由叔叔親手幫他剪頭髮。
passive: be barbered by + person
The young soldier sat still while the sergeant barbered his thick black beard.
年輕的士兵乖乖坐著，讓中士幫他修剪那一把又黑又厚的鬍子。
Sofia watched her father barber the boy's curly hair with quick, careful snips.
Sofia 看著爸爸用又快又仔細的小剪刀，幫那個小男孩修剪捲捲的頭髮。
- trim
neutral and common; used for slight cuts to hair, beard, or moustache
- cut someone's hair
the everyday phrase; replaces 'barber' in modern speech
- shave
specifically removes facial hair with a blade; narrower than 'barber'
- groom
broader; includes washing, combing, and shaping, not only cutting
- grow out
let hair or a beard get longer instead of cutting it
文法句型
barber + person
barber someone's hair / beard
用法筆記
Mostly found in older novels, memoirs, and historical writing; modern English prefers 'cut [his] hair', 'trim [his] beard', or 'give [him] a haircut'. The passive form ('was barbered by') survives a little longer in literary style. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which is intransitive and means to do the job overall.