V2EX drover

Drover

释义 Definition

(尤指旧时)赶牛/赶羊等牲畜的人;牲畜赶运工。常见于牧场、长途驱赶牲畜去市场或屠宰场的语境。(在现代英语中较偏文学或历史用语)

发音 Pronunciation

/drovr/

例句 Examples

The drover led the cattle across the river.
赶牛人把牛群带过了河。

As the drought worsened, the drover drove the herd for days to reach the market town, sleeping under the open sky.
旱情加重时,赶牲畜的人驱赶牛群走了好几天去到集镇,露宿在旷野里。

词源 Etymology

“Drover”来自动词 drove(drive 的过去式,“驱赶、赶着走”),再加上表示“从事某种工作的人”的后缀 -er,字面意思就是“驱赶(牲畜)的人”。与英国及澳大利亚等地的畜牧与长途赶运传统密切相关。

相关词 Related Words

文学作品 Literary Works

  • Henry Lawson《The Drover’s Wife》(《赶牲畜人的妻子》)
  • Thomas Hardy《Tess of the d’Urbervilles》(《德伯家的苔丝》)(作品中有与赶运牲畜/赶牲畜者相关的描写与用词)
  • Thomas Hardy《Far from the Madding Crowd》(《远离尘嚣》)(乡村生活描写中可见相关职业与语汇)
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