someone who entertains people by doing difficult and skilful acts on a trapeze (= a short bar hanging high above the ground on two ropes), especially at a circus

He trained as a dancer then went on to become a trapeze artist in a circus. 他（先）受训成为舞蹈演员，后来转行在杂技团做空中飞人。

Trapeze artists latch arms, fly through the air and then drop into a net. 空中飞人抱紧手臂，从空中飞过，然后落入（安全）网中。