核心畫面
One person standing at the front of a group that is otherwise equal — not the boss upstairs, but one of them, put in charge of keeping the work moving and speaking for the rest. The word is literally the 'fore' (front) man.
可以想成：一群地位差不多的人裡，有一個站到前面——他不是樓上的老闆，而是同一批人裡被推出來管進度、對外發言的那一個。…更多收起
可以想成：一群地位差不多的人裡，有一個站到前面——他不是樓上的老闆，而是同一批人裡被推出來管進度、對外發言的那一個。這個字是 fore（前面）加 man，字面就是「站在前頭的人」。工地和法庭這兩種場合看起來很不一樣，但站的位置是同一個。原始詞典資料8 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。
Foremanname
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A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was the manager of a farm.
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A community near Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
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A small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.
foremannoun/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/
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managementA workplace leader.
- Since we’re getting too friendly, Ephraim Winslow, tell me, what’s a timber man want with being a wickie? Not enough quiet for ye up north? Sawdust itching yer nethers? Foreman found ye too high-tempered for carrying an axe?
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managementA workplace leader.
- factory foreman
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lawThe member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
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historicalA slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.
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。