An oarsman is someone who rows a boat, especially in a race. The picture in most people’s heads is a person in a long, thin racing boat, pulling in time with a team.

An oarsman一個oarsman is是 someone who rows a boat划船的人, especially in a race尤其是在比賽時。The picture畫面 in most people's heads在大部分人腦中 is是 a person一個人 in a long, thin racing boat坐在一艘又長又窄的競賽艇上, pulling in time with a team跟著隊友一起划槳

The word is built as a male job-word, like policeman, and older sports writing used it that way. Though actually many people now just say rower for men and women, because it is simpler and does not pick a gender.

The word這個字 is built as被造成 a male job-word一個男性職業字, like就像 policeman(policeman), and而且 older sports writing較舊的運動報導 used it that way就是這樣用的。Though actually不過其實 many people now現在很多人 just say只會說 rower(rower) for men and women不分男女都用, because因為 it is simpler比較簡單 and而且 does not pick a gender不特別指定性別

You will still hear oarsman in club names, old reports, and some race talk. The plural is oarsmen.

You will still hear你還是會聽到 oarsman這個字 in club names用在俱樂部名稱裡, old reports舊的報導裡, and some race talk還有一些比賽的談話裡。The plural複數 is是 oarsmen(oarsmen)

It does not mean a person who makes oars, and it is not used for someone steering with a single paddle in a canoe in the tourist sense — it belongs to rowing.

It它 does not mean不是指 a person who makes oars做船槳的人, and而且 it is not used也不用來指 for someone steering用單槳操控 with a single paddle in a canoe獨木舟(觀光那種) in the tourist sense的那種人 — it belongs to rowing它是屬於划船這項運動的字