fireman

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfaɪəmən/    美 /ˈfaɪɹmən/|/-ˌmæn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
    — By February 1944 there were over two thousand women employed at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company [...]. There were also female firemen on almost every shipyard crane [...].
  2. A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.
    — He looked around his cab at his black greasy fireman, saying 'shovel on a little more coal, and when we cross that White Oak Mountain, you can watch Old 97 roll'.
  3. An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not. broadly
  4. A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
  5. A safety inspector in coal mines. historical

词形变化

firemen plural

词汇关系

衍生词
firemanic fireman's carry firemanship
相关词
fire brigade fire engine fire extinguisher fire hose fire hydrant fireplug fire station fire truck tillerman stoker

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Germanic *fōr
Proto-West Germanic *fuir
Old English fȳr
Middle English fyr
English fire
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
Middle English -man
English -man
English fireman
From fire + -man.
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