watchman

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n. 巡夜者, 看守人 [法] 看守人, 门警, 哨兵

发音

US /ˈwɒtʃmən/

词形变化

watchmen 复数 watchmen

教材释义与例句

名词

看守人；巡夜者

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.

    看守者

    Near-synonyms: watcher, watchwoman

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

man watcher security guard

相关短语

night watchman state night watchman states night watchman 守夜人; 更夫

词源

From Middle English waccheman. By surface analysis, watch + -man.

来源：wiktionary