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/ˌentərˈteɪnər/ · /ˌentəˈteɪnə/
someone whose job is to make people enjoy themselves, for example by singing, telling jokes, dancing, or doing tricks in front of an audience.
藝人；表演者
複數 entertainers
核心畫面
Someone standing in front of other people whose whole job is to make that time enjoyable for them — by singing, joking, dancing, doing tricks, whatever works.
台前站著一個人，台下坐著一群人，而這個人的工作就是「讓這段時間變得好玩」。他可能唱歌、講笑話、跳舞、變魔術——手段不…更多收起
台前站著一個人，台下坐著一群人，而這個人的工作就是「讓這段時間變得好玩」。他可能唱歌、講笑話、跳舞、變魔術——手段不重要，重點是他面向觀眾，觀眾的享受就是他的產品。所以 entertainer 不是說某人很有趣（那是 funny），而是說「讓人開心」這件事是他的職業。婚禮上請來的魔術師、郵輪上的歌手、電視綜藝節目的主持人，都算 entertainer；一個很會逗朋友笑的同事則不算。原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
entertainernoun/ˌɛntəˈteɪnə/
- 1
A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.
- 2
Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others.
- 3
One who accommodates guests.
- During my sickness I was constantly and tenderly cared for by Mrs. Anderson, and at short intervals I received visits from both my children, so that upon the whole, I do not regard this as the least unpleasant portion of my life. I had the fullest sympathy of my entertainer—a blessing which had been denied for me many long years.
- I am not an entertainer by any means. I do not own coasters or wine glasses and I’d rather spend a Saturday night figuring out what to do with my sourdough starter discard than playing hostess.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。