gardener
gardener — 名詞
1. someone who grows flowers, vegetables, or other plants and takes care of them in
園丁；園藝者
在花園種植和照顧植物的人
someone who grows flowers, vegetables, or other plants and takes care of them in a garden.
Tara became a gardener after she retired from teaching.
Tara 從教職退休後成了一名園藝工作者。
became a gardener — career or identity change pattern
The gardener planted sunflowers along the back fence of the yard.
園丁在後院籬笆邊種了向日葵。
Selim is a careful gardener who checks each plant for pests every week.
Selim 是個細心的園藝者，每週都會檢查每株植物有沒有害蟲。
Good gardeners know when to water the soil and when to leave it dry.
好的園藝者知道何時該澆水、何時該讓土壤保持乾燥。
The community gardener showed Hyun how to plant lettuce in a wooden box.
社群園丁教 Hyun 如何在木箱裡種萵苣。
- horticulturist
more formal and scientific; implies expert-level plant knowledge
- groundskeeper
focuses on maintaining large outdoor areas rather than a personal garden
文法句型
a/the gardener
plural: gardeners
常見錯誤
2. a person whose paid job is to take care of gardens, parks, or other planted area
職業園丁
以園藝為職業的人
a person whose paid job is to take care of gardens, parks, or other planted areas, for example by cutting grass, trimming bushes, and watering plants.
Nikos works as a gardener for the university, taking care of the campus gardens.
Nikos 在大學擔任園丁，負責照顧校園裡的花園。
works as a gardener for [employer] — job description pattern
The hotel gardener trims the tall hedges every Tuesday afternoon.
飯店的園丁每星期二下午修剪高大的樹籬。
compound noun: hotel gardener / city gardener / park gardener
Amira has been a gardener at the botanical garden for almost ten years.
Amira 在植物園擔任園丁將近十年了。
The gardener pruned the rose bushes and planted fresh flowers near the gate.
園丁修剪了玫瑰叢，並在大門旁種了新的花。
Tunde works as a gardener at the park, trimming rose bushes and pulling weeds from the flowerbeds.
Tunde 在公園擔任園丁，負責修剪玫瑰叢和花圃除草。
- groundskeeper
more common in American English for someone who maintains sports fields or large grounds
- landscaper
focuses on designing and building outdoor spaces, not just maintaining them
文法句型
a/the gardener
works as a gardener
gardener for [employer]
用法筆記
Frequently used with a description of the workplace: 'gardener at + [place]' or 'gardener for + [organisation]'. The term often implies routine maintenance tasks such as mowing, pruning, and weeding, rather than landscape design.
3. someone who enjoys growing plants, flowers, or vegetables in their spare time as
園藝愛好者
以園藝為嗜好的人
someone who enjoys growing plants, flowers, or vegetables in their spare time as a personal interest rather than for money.
Quinn is a keen gardener who spends every Saturday morning in the greenhouse.
Quinn 是個熱衷的園藝愛好者，每週六早上都待在溫室裡。
keen/avid/enthusiastic gardener — common adjectives for hobbyists
Sivan, an enthusiastic weekend gardener, grows tomatoes and peppers on the balcony.
Sivan 是個熱衷的週末園丁，在陽臺上種番茄和甜椒。
weekend gardener — compound noun for hobbyist identity
Mauricio is such a devoted gardener that he built a small pond for water plants.
Mauricio 是個非常投入的園藝愛好者，還特地建了一座小水池來種水生植物。
Many amateur gardeners share tips and photos of their flowers on social media.
許多業餘園藝愛好者在社群媒體上分享種植心得和花卉照片。
- plant enthusiast
broader term; includes people who collect or study plants but may not actively tend a garden
文法句型
a keen gardener
an enthusiastic gardener
gardener at heart
用法筆記
Commonly modified by adjectives such as keen, avid, enthusiastic, devoted, or weekend. These modifiers distinguish this sense from the professional sense (index 2).