A frontiersman was a man who lived on the edge of the settled United States, especially in the 1800s, when that edge was still moving west. He hunted, farmed a little, knew the wild land, and lived far from towns.

A frontiersman was frontiersman 指的是 a man who lived on the edge of the settled United States一個住在美國已開發地區邊緣的男人, especially in the 1800s尤其是十九世紀的時候, when that edge was still moving west那時候那條邊界還在不斷往西移動。He hunted他打獵, farmed a little種一點田, knew the wild land熟悉這片荒野, and lived far from towns而且住得離城鎮很遠。

The word belongs to American history and to stories — Daniel Boone is the kind of person people mean. You still meet it in books and films about that time.

The word belongs to American history and to stories這個字屬於美國歷史和故事——Daniel Boone is the kind of person people mean人們講的就是像 Daniel Boone 那種人。You still meet it in books and films about that time你還是會在描寫那個時代的書和電影裡遇到這個字。

It is not a job title anyone uses for a living person now, except as a colour word: someone rough, outdoor, and used to looking after himself. There is frontierswoman for a woman, but the old stories almost always say frontiersman.

It is not a job title anyone uses for a living person now現在沒有人拿它當一個實際存在的職稱, except as a colour word除了當成一個帶點形象的字眼: someone rough, outdoor, and used to looking after himself指某個粗獷、常在戶外、習慣照顧自己的人。There is frontierswoman for a woman女性有 frontierswoman 這個字, but the old stories almost always say frontiersman但舊故事裡幾乎都是說 frontiersman。