詞彙精選：workman的用法和辨析

一、詞義辨析：

worker,workman,labourer

這些名詞均含有“工人，勞動者”之意。worker最常用詞，泛指一切從事體力或腦力勞動以謀生的人。workman指僱傭工作，尤指有特種技能的工人。labourer多指體力勞動者，尤指無專長或專門技能的工人。

二、相關短語：

skilled workman

【機】 熟練工, 技術工

三、參考例句：

There was a workman up the ladder.

有一個工人在梯子上工作。

A bad workman always blames his tools.

不會撐船怪河彎。

A bad workman always blames his tools.

拙劣的工匠總是埋怨工具不好。

The workman is drilling in the wall.

工人正在牆上打孔。

The workman is pulling down the house.

工人正在拆屋子。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

人笨埋怨刀鈍。

The cunning workman does not quarrel with his tools.

巧匠不挑剔工具。

The workman plugged the hole in the gas pipe.

工人把煤氣管的洞堵上了。

Uncle Roy is nudging a workman who has fallen asleep.

羅伊舅舅用肘輕輕推了推睡着的工人。

The workman is nailing a sign to the fence.

工人正在往圍牆上釘標誌。