核心畫面

Bounce plus -er: the one that springs, or the one that sends something springing back. One way to hold the word is to keep the springing motion in view and then ask what is doing it - a seat under a baby, a ball off the ground, or a person sending a back out of the door.

可以想成 bounce(彈)加上 -er(做這件事的人或東西)。先把「彈」這個動作放在眼前,再問是誰在彈、把什麼彈出更多收起可以想成 bounce(彈)加上 -er(做這件事的人或東西)。先把「彈」這個動作放在眼前,再問是誰在彈、把什麼彈出去:是寶寶底下那張會上下晃的椅子,是從地面彈起來的球,還是把鬧事的人彈回門外的那個人。三個意思長得很不一樣,但都在同一個動作上。真正遇到時靠上下文分,幾乎不會搞混。

From the word’s history

From bounce + -er, the agent suffix.

由動詞 bounce 加上表示「做這件事的人或東西」的字尾 -er 構成。

Wiktionary entry for bouncer (packet etymology_text: "From bounce + -er.")

Three branches

把人彈出門外的人

這一支把「彈」用在人身上:被彈出去的是鬧事的客人,做這個動作的就是門口那位。

noun · B2

Someone whose job is to stand at the door of a club, bar or similar place, decide who is allowed in, keep order inside, and make people leave when they cause trouble.

門口保全;圍事

讓人上下彈的器具

最字面的一支:會彈的那個東西本身。

noun · B1

A piece of equipment made for bouncing in — most often a baby's seat hung on a springy frame, and also, informally, the inflatable castle that children jump in.

彈跳椅;(口語)彈跳城堡

從地上彈起來的球

這一支裡彈的是球:早落地、高彈起,打者只能低頭。

noun · C1

In cricket, a fast ball bowled short so that it bounces up high and passes the batter at chest height or above.

(板球)彈起的高速球