survivalist
survivalist — 名詞
1. a person who learns outdoor skills and stores food, water, and supplies so they
生存主義者
為災難或緊急狀況做準備的人
a person who learns outdoor skills and stores food, water, and supplies so they are ready for a major emergency or disaster, like a war or an economic collapse
Ramón stocked his forest cabin with canned food and bottled water, preparing for a power grid failure.
Ramón 在森林小屋裡囤積了罐頭和瓶裝水，為電網斷電做準備。
stocked with + [supplies] + in case [emergency]
The survivalist taught her children how to find clean water in the wilderness.
那位生存主義者教她的孩子如何在野外找到乾淨的水。
teach + how to [survival skill]
Yuki, a survivalist in Montana, stores two years' worth of rice and beans, expecting a banking system collapse.
生存主義者 Yuki 住在蒙大拿，儲存了兩年份的米和豆子，因為預期銀行系統會崩盤。
After the hurricane, local survivalists helped their neighbours set up emergency shelters.
颶風過後，當地的生存主義者幫助鄰居搭建緊急避難所。
Wei's neighbour is a survivalist who stores fifty litres of bottled water and a portable water filter in his basement.
Wei 的鄰居是一位生存主義者，在地下室存放了五十公升瓶裝水和一台攜帶式濾水器。
- prepper
more common in everyday use; less ideological in tone
- doomsday prepper
emphasises preparation for total societal collapse
用法筆記
Often appears in news reports and documentaries. The term can carry a slightly negative or extreme connotation in casual conversation compared to 'prepper', which is sometimes preferred by people who practise survivalism.
常見錯誤
survivalist — 形容詞
1. relating to the lifestyle, equipment, or activities of people who prepare themse
求生
與野外求生裝備和技能有關的
relating to the lifestyle, equipment, or activities of people who prepare themselves for major disasters or emergencies
The bookstore has a small section for survivalist books about hunting and food storage.
這家書店有一個小區域專門擺放關於打獵和食物儲存的求生書籍。
attributive use: survivalist + noun
Owen bought a survivalist backpack filled with water filters, matches, and blankets.
Owen 買了一個裝滿濾水器、火柴和毛毯的求生背包。
survivalist + equipment noun
Greta's survivalist training included lessons on building a fire without matches.
Greta 的求生訓練包括學習如何在沒有火柴的情況下生火。
The Mesa Ridge survivalist club meets at the old fire station to practise purifying creek water and building solar radios.
Mesa Ridge 求生社每個月在舊消防站聚會，練習淨化溪水和組裝太陽能收音機。
Christopher keeps survivalist gear — dried food, a compass, and a satellite phone — in his truck for road trips.
Christopher 在卡車上放了一套求生裝備——乾糧、指南針和衛星電話——以備長途旅行時使用。
- prepper
informal; more common in everyday speech
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'this book is survivalist' — the correct form is 'this is a survivalist book.'