喜樂美語
  1. 1nB1/ˈoʊnər/ · /ˈəʊnə/擁有者

    A person that something belongs to, so they can use it, sell it, or decide what happens to it.

    A person that something belongs to某樣東西所屬的人 so they can use it, sell it, or decide what happens to it所以他們可以使用它、賣掉它，或決定它會怎樣

    示範例句 · Example

    The owner of this house painted the front door bright blue last summer.

    逐字這棟房子的 擁有者 去年夏天 把 前門 漆成 了 亮藍色。

    在英文裡，owner 指「某樣東西屬於的那個人」——不只是正在用它，而是真的擁有這樣東西，可以決定要賣掉、送人還是怎麼處理。最常見的說法是 the owner of + 東西，也可以組成 car owner、dog owner、home owner 這種「〔東西〕+ owner」的固定組合。

    常見搭配

    • the owner of something

      …的擁有者

      the person that something belongs to

      She is the owner of a small bakery downtown.

    • the proud owner of

      得意擁有…的人

      very pleased to own something, often something special

      He's the proud owner of a signed baseball.

    • dog owner / cat owner / pet owner

      狗主人／貓主人／寵物主人

      a person who owns that kind of animal

      Pet owners should always keep fresh water for their animals.

    • home owner

      屋主；有房子的人

      a person who owns the house they live in

      Home owners in the area are planting more trees this year.

    • the rightful owner

      真正的主人；物主

      the person who really and legally owns something, especially after it was lost or taken

      The police returned the bike to its rightful owner.

    • the new/previous owner

      新的／先前的擁有者

      used to talk about who owns or owned something now or before

      The new owners repainted the whole shop.

    用法接近

    landlordkeeper

    意思相反

    tenantrenter

core核心畫面

Picture the one person who gets to decide what happens to a thing — keep it, sell it, lend it, throw it away. Others may use it or look after it; the owner is the one whose decision counts.

可以想成：一樣東西要怎麼處置，由這個人說了算——留著、賣掉、借人、丟掉。別人可能在用它、在照顧它，但決定權在 owner 手上。這個字講的是「誰有權決定」，不是「誰在使用」。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

複數 owners

用法接近

landlordkeeper

意思相反

tenantrenter

原始詞典資料2 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。

ownernoun/ˈoʊnɚ/

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    One who owns something.

    • The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
    • The marina was filled with yachts and powerboats, sleek multihulls fitted with the latest satellite-navigation gear that would steer the owners painlessly towards similar luxury berths at Portofino and Bandol.
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    slangnauticaltransportThe captain of a ship.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。