watchman
watchman — 名詞
- watchmansingular
- watchmenplural
1. someone hired to watch over and protect a building or group of buildings, often
守衛
受僱看守建築物的人
someone hired to watch over and protect a building or group of buildings, often during the night
Eliska's uncle works as a night watchman at the textile mill just outside the city.
Eliska 的叔叔在城外紡織廠擔任夜間守衛。
common collocation: night watchman
Every two hours, the watchman walks around the factory to check all the doors.
每隔兩小時，守衛就會繞工廠一圈，檢查所有門。
The museum watchman locked every gate after the last visitor left at nine o'clock.
博物館守衛在最後一名訪客九點離開後，鎖上了每道大門。
Liam became a watchman at the warehouse after he retired from the fire department.
Liam 從消防局退休後，在倉庫擔任守衛。
The watchman sat in a small hut by the gate, watching trucks arrive before dawn.
守衛坐在大門旁的小棚屋裡，觀察著破曉前抵達的卡車。
- guard
a general term for anyone protecting a person, place, or thing, not limited to night duty or buildings
- security guard
a modern, professional term for someone employed to protect property, often with training and equipment
- sentry
a soldier who stands guard at a military post; much more specific and formal
用法筆記
Unlike the modern term 'security guard,' watchman often implies a solo worker who patrols a property at night. The word can refer to people of any gender, though historically it described a male worker.