worker
/ˈwɝkɚ/KK
wɝ·kɚ
變化形
workers
1.
工作者；勞工；員工
從事某種工作的人，尤其指受雇於公司、機構或雇主的人。
用法：可數名詞。單數通常要搭配冠詞、所有格或其他限定詞；worker 常用於複合名詞，例如 office worker。
My aunt is an office worker, so she takes the train to work every day.
我阿姨是辦公室職員，所以她每天搭火車上班。
The factory got more workers before the holidays.
這家工廠在假日前有更多工人。
2.
勤奮做事的人；肯下功夫的人
在某項任務、計畫或活動中持續努力、肯投入的人，不一定是指職業身分。
用法：a hard worker 是很常見的說法；表示「團隊合作能力強的人」時，較自然的說法通常是 a good team player，而非 team worker。
Many workers gave up their weekends to help with the big day.
許多工人放棄週末，幫忙準備這個重要的日子。
My dad is a hard worker. He always finishes his work on time.
我爸爸是一位勤奮的工作者。他總是準時完成工作。
常見錯誤
My father is worker in a bank.
My father is a worker at a bank.／My father works at a bank.
There are many worker in this factory.
There are many workers in this factory.
She is very hard worker.
She is a very hard worker.／She works very hard.
The workers work in the factory very hardly.
The workers work very hard in the factory.
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學習提示
・worker 是可數名詞，泛指「從事工作的人」；在一般職場介紹中，若知道具體職稱，直接說 teacher、engineer 或 clerk 通常更自然。
・office worker 在臺灣常可譯為「上班族」；但 worker 不一定表示藍領或體力勞動者。
・不要把 hard worker 中的 hard 改成 hardly。hardly 的意思是「幾乎不」，語意完全不同。