foreman
英 ['f??m?n]
美['f?rm?n]
- n. 領班；陪審團主席
- n. (Foreman)人名；(英、西)福爾曼
TEM4低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?foremen;
中文詞源
foreman 工頭，領班
fore-,在前。man, 人。引申義工頭，領班。
英文詞源
- foreman (n.)
- early 13c., "a leader," from fore- + man (n.). From 1530s as "principal juror;" 1570s in the sense of "principal workman." Similar formation in Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand. Also in 17c., a slang word for "penis." Fem. form forewoman is from 1709, originally of a jury; forelady is from 1867 in reference to juries, 1888 of shops, American English.
雙語例句
- 1. The foreman here is in charge of twenty workmen.
- 這兒的領班負責20個工人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The foreman jumped on the workers for the slightest fault.
- 哪怕工人有一點點微小的過失,那個工頭就責怪他們.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The foreman overlooked a large number of workers.
- 工頭監督著許多工人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The foreman distributes the work every morning.
- 工頭每天早晨分派工作.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The foreman ganged the men together.
- 工頭把工人集合起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
