- 1粗工、挖土工人（英式；多指以前挖運河、修鐵路的體力工）
A navvy is a worker who does hard work with the body — digging, building roads, laying railway lines.
A navvy is a worker Navvy是一種工人 who does hard work with the body用身體做粗重工作的 — digging, building roads, laying railway lines挖土、修路、鋪鐵軌
The word is British, and it sounds old. You will meet it in history books more than on the street.
The word is British這個字是英式的, and it sounds old而且聽起來很老派; you will meet it你會 in history books more than on the street在歷史書裡遇到它，多過在街上遇到它
In the 1800s, Britain dug canals and then railways, and thousands of men did that work by hand.
In the 1800s在十九世紀, Britain dug canals and then railways英國先挖運河再修鐵路, and thousands of men did that work by hand成千上萬的人徒手做這些工作
Though actually, the name comes from a surprise: those first men were called navigators, because they were building “navigations” — canals for boats. People cut the word down and added a small -y, and navvy stuck.
Though actually不過其實, the name comes from a surprise這個名字的由來有點出人意料: those first men were called navigators最早那批人被叫做navigators, because they were building "navigations"因為他們正在building（建造）「navigations」（航道）也就是造航道的人 — canals for boats也就是給船走的運河; people cut the word down大家把這個字縮短, and added a small -y加上一個小小的-y, and navvy stuck於是navvy就這樣定下來了
It is not a soft or polite job title. Do not mix it up with navy, the country’s sea force; they look alike on the page, but a navvy worked on land, with a shovel.
It is not a soft or polite job title這不是一個溫和或客氣的職稱; do not mix it up with navy不要把它跟navy搞混, the country's sea force就是一個國家的海軍; they look alike on the page它們寫起來很像, but a navvy worked on land但navvy是在陸地上工作的, with a shovel拿的是鏟子
core核心畫面
同家族的字
- navigatornavvy is a shortened, informal form of navigator
- navigationthe first navvies worked on navigation canals
原始詞典資料3 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。
navvynoun/ˈnævi/
- 1
historicalA laborer on a civil engineering project such as a canal or railroad.
- Suppose two lads, fresh from school, go out into the world to earn their living; one becomes a navvy and one a clerk. In five years' time these two young men will probably be very different in appearance from one another. The navvy will have developed his muscles; he will be broad-built, broad-chested, and strong.
- His proper trade's a navvy; and he works at it sometimes too—for exercise—and earns good money at it.
- 2
an unskilled laborer
navvyverb/ˈnævi/
- 1
historicalTo carry out physical labor on a civil engineering project.
- But by pretending to believe he's navvied before, I've given him double reason to drive himself hard.
- Before my time of navvying I believe the times were still worse.
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