核心畫面
A person whose work is — someone who gets things done by working the people around them, not just by doing the job itself.
可以想成一個把「人」當成工作場地的人。他要做成一件事，靠的不是自己埋頭做完，而是拉票、結盟、看局勢、講對的話給對的人…更多收起
可以想成一個把「人」當成工作場地的人。他要做成一件事，靠的不是自己埋頭做完，而是拉票、結盟、看局勢、講對的話給對的人聽。這個字最標準的落點是政壇上的那種人；但只要有人在任何一個地方用同樣的方式運作人際，這個字就跟著移過去。原始詞典資料4 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。
politiciannoun/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/
- 1
One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
- Politicians should serve the country's interest.
- WHEN the mental growth of a man in public life ceases, he ought, for the sake of the community, to retire. Most of our mediocre or unsuccessful Presidents were slipping downhill mentally before they took office. Lincoln, Cleveland, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Coolidge broadened and strengthened as the years went by. By the same token, some men, unused to politics, become mere politicians when elevated to high office, while other men, brought up in the game of politics, rise superior to their environment.
- 2
Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.
- Unlike the other candidates, I'm not a politician.
- I never wanted to be one, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm not a politician now. Am I the best man for this job? Probably not. I am, however, the President of the United States, […]
- 3
A politically active or interested person.
- Only real politicians are interested in this issue.
- You used to be such a politician. Do you remember the debates we held in Fitzroy's rooms?
- 4
A sly or ingratiating person.
- There is a politician in every office.
- Mrs. Dimitriou blushed at the compliment. "Antonios, you are such a politician," her husband chuckled.
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。