- 1獵場管理員
A gamekeeper is a person whose job is to look after the wild animals and birds on private land so that they can be hunted — deer, , grouse, and so on. ‘Game’ here is an older English meaning: animals hunted for sport or food, not a board game and not a video game.
A gamekeeper一個gamekeeper is a person whose job is to look after the wild animals and birds on private land是負責照顧私有土地上野生動物和鳥類的人 so that they can be hunted好讓牠們可以被獵捕 deer, pheasants, grouse, and so on像鹿、雉雞、松雞之類的 'Game' here is an older English meaning這裡的「game」是比較古老的英語意思 animals hunted for sport or food指為了娛樂或食物而獵捕的動物 not a board game and not a video game不是桌遊也不是電玩遊戲
Gamekeepers work mainly in the countryside, especially in Britain, on big estates. They may feed the birds, watch for illness, and also try to stop poachers (people who hunt without permission).
Gamekeepers work mainly in the countrysideGamekeeper主要在鄉間工作 especially in Britain尤其是在英國 on big estates在大莊園裡 They may feed the birds他們可能會餵鳥 watch for illness留意有沒有生病 and also try to stop poachers也會試著阻止poacher(偷獵者) (people who hunt without permission)(沒有許可就打獵的人)
It is a job title with a strong British, old-country flavour. Though actually, that same ‘game’ still lives on in phrases like game birds and big game.
It is a job title with a strong British, old-country flavour這是個帶著濃厚英國鄉村老味道的職稱 Though actually不過其實 that same 'game' still lives on in phrases like game birds and big game同一個「game」還活在像game birds和big game這樣的說法裡
core核心畫面
組成game (wild animals kept or hunted) + keeper (someone who looks after something).
同家族的字
- gamehere the hunting sense: wild animals and birds killed for sport or food
- keepera person who looks after something
- shopkeepersame -keeper job pattern
- housekeepersame -keeper job pattern
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
gamekeepernoun
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A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.
- The "D.N.B." wrote of one Railway Member that "he made himself personally acquainted with the working of the new systems of railroads, and with more foresight than his neighbours, he welcomed railways on his estate when other landowners were ordering their gamekeepers to warn off the surveyors or to put an end to their operations by force."
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