(棒球)守备员:负责守某个垒位的内野手,常指一垒手、二垒手或三垒手(也可特指某一垒位的守备员,如 first baseman 一垒手)。
/ˈbeɪs.mən/
The baseman caught the throw and tagged the runner out.
内野垒手接住传球并触杀跑垒员出局。
As the crowd roared, the third baseman charged in, barehanded the slow roller, and fired to first in one motion.
在人群的欢呼声中,三垒手向前冲,徒手捡起缓慢滚动的球,一气呵成传向一垒。
baseman 由 base(垒、基地)+ -man(从事某事的人)构成,字面意思是“守垒的人”。该词随棒球运动的发展而固定为对内野守垒球员的称呼。