fireman

fireman — 名詞

1. someone — typically a man — who is trained to go to buildings, forests, or other

1.名詞A2
釋義

消防員

負責撲滅火災並搶救人員的職業

someone — typically a man — who is trained to go to buildings, forests, or other places where fires are burning and stop the fire from damaging things or hurting people

例句

The fireman arrived at the burning house within three minutes of the emergency call.

消防員在接到緊急報案後三分鐘內就趕到了起火的房子。

arrived at the burning house

Yuki's uncle has worked as a fireman in Tokyo for over fifteen years.

Yuki 的叔叔在東京當了超過十五年的消防員。

worked as a fireman

同義詞
  • firefighter

    gender-neutral term that has become the standard in official and formal English; preferred when referring to the profession generally or when the person's gender is unknown

用法筆記

The gender-neutral term firefighter has largely replaced fireman in official and formal contexts. Fireman is still used informally, but when the gender of the person is unknown or irrelevant, firefighter is preferred.

常見錯誤

She is a fireman.
She is a firefighter.
💡fireman specifically refers to a man; use firefighter for women or when gender is unknown.