Word · Frequency #25987
aviator
飞行员
aviator
- 1.
An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
- 2.
someone who operates an aircraft
飞行员
In use
The young aviator checked the weather before her first solo flight.
After years of training, he became a skilled aviator.
The museum displays a uniform worn by a famous aviator.
be an aviator
aviator 是单数可数名词，以元音音素开头，所以前面用 an。
She is an aviator.
她是一名飞行员。
an aviator who [does something]
who 在定语从句中作主语，不能省略。
An aviator who stays calm can handle emergencies better.
保持冷静的飞行员能更好地应对紧急情况。
the first aviator to [do something]
序数词后的名词可用不定式 to do 作后置定语，表示“第……个做……的人”。
She was the first aviator to fly across the ocean alone.
她是第一个独自飞越大洋的飞行员。
Common mistakes
He is aviator.He is an aviator.
中文没有不定冠词，学习者常漏掉“一个”。英语中 aviator 是可数名词单数，前面必须有限定词（如 an），否则句子不完整。
Aviator is a good job.Being an aviator is a good job.
aviator 指“飞行员”这个人，不是职业本身。中文可以说“飞行员是个好工作”，但英语要用动名词短语 Being an aviator 或名词 aviation 来指代这个职业。
Connections
Collocations
- early aviator
- 早期飞行员
- Early aviators took great risks with their fragile aircraft.早期飞行员用脆弱的飞机冒险飞行。
- military aviator
- 军用飞行员
- He trained for years to become a military aviator.他训练多年，只为成为军用飞行员。
- famous aviator
- 著名飞行员
- Amelia Earhart is a famous aviator known for her daring flights.阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特是一位以大胆飞行而闻名的著名飞行员。
- daring aviator
- 大胆的飞行员
- The daring aviator flew through the storm to deliver the mail.这位大胆的飞行员在暴风雨中飞行送信。
- pioneering aviator
- 先驱飞行员
- The pioneering aviator built his own aircraft to cross the ocean.这位先驱飞行员自己制造飞机横渡大洋。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只大鸟在天空翱翔，而aviator就是驾驶飞机的人，像大鸟一样飞行于蓝天，借此记住这个词。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical accounts、formal writing、aviation history aviator 比 pilot 更正式，多用于历史、文学或正式书面语，日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 -ator 结尾 /eɪtər/ 押韵：navigator、radiator、elevator、alligator。aviation 和 aviary 虽以“avi”开头拼写相似，但发音不同，不与 aviator 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.