postman

postman — 名詞

1. a worker in the postal service, traditionally male, who brings letters to homes

1.名詞B1
釋義

郵差

負責送信和收郵件的人

a worker in the postal service, traditionally male, who brings letters to homes and collects mail to be sent.

例句

The postman pushed today's letters through the front door at eight.

郵差在八點把今天的信從前門投進來。

typical duty: bring letters to a home

At noon, the postman collected three stamped letters from our gate.

中午時，郵差從我們家門口收走了三封貼好郵票的信。

pattern: collect letters from [place]

同義詞
  • mail carrier

    more neutral and common in official or modern use

  • postal worker

    broader; can include people with other jobs in the postal service

  • mailman

    close in meaning, but especially common in American English and also gendered

  • letter carrier

    an official-sounding term focused on delivering mail

文法句型

the postman delivers letters

the postman collects mail

wait for the postman

用法筆記

Still widely understood, but because the word contains 'man' it can sound dated or gender-specific in some contexts. In neutral or official job titles, speakers often prefer 'mail carrier' or 'postal worker', especially when the worker may be a woman.

常見錯誤

❌I will go to the postman after school.
✅I will go to the post office after school.
💡a postman is a person, but a post office is the place.
❌The postman brought our letters, and she is new here.
✅The postal worker brought our letters, and she is new here.
💡'postman' can sound gender-specific when you know the worker is a woman.