A short, casual word for an umpire — the official who stands on the field and decides what happened: was that ball inside the line, was the runner safe, is that a foul. You hear it most in baseball in America, and it belongs to the mouth, not the page.

A short, casual word for an umpireump 是 umpire 的簡短口語說法 — the official who stands on the field and decides what happened指的是站在場上做判決的裁判： was that ball inside the line, was the runner safe, is that a foul像是那球有沒有界內、跑者有沒有安全上壘、算不算犯規。 You hear it most in baseball in America你最常在美國棒球裡聽到它， and it belongs to the mouth, not the page它是用嘴巴講的字，不是寫在紙上的字。

Fans in the stands shout it ("Come on, ump!"), players mutter it, and sports commentators use it when they are relaxed. A newspaper report would more likely write the full word umpire.

Fans in the stands shout it看台上的球迷會喊它 ('Come on, ump!'「Come on, ump!」（裁判快點）)， players mutter it球員會嘀咕著說， and sports commentators use it when they are relaxed體育主播在輕鬆的時候也會用。 A newspaper report would more likely write the full word umpire報紙報導比較會寫完整的字 umpire。

Note that this word lives in the sports where people say umpire — baseball, tennis, cricket — and not in football or basketball, where the official is a referee (ref for short). So an ump is never in charge of a soccer match.

Note that this word lives in the sports where people say umpire要注意這個字只用在會說 umpire 的運動裡 — baseball, tennis, cricket棒球、網球、板球 — and not in football or basketball而不是足球或籃球， where the official is a referee (ref for short)那些運動的裁判叫 referee（簡稱 ref）。 So an ump is never in charge of a soccer match所以 ump 絕不會是足球賽的裁判。

It is not rude by itself, but because it is so often shouted in complaint, it can carry a small flavour of impatience.

It is not rude by itself這個字本身並不粗魯， but because it is so often shouted in complaint但因為常常是在抱怨時喊出來的， it can carry a small flavour of impatience會帶一點不耐煩的味道。