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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。
飞行员
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
飞行员
aviator
She is an aviator.
她是一名飞行员。
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.
飞行员
someone who operates an aircraft
The young aviator checked the weather before her first solo flight.
那位年轻飞行员在首次单飞前查看了天气。
After years of training, he became a skilled aviator.
经过多年训练，他成了一名熟练的飞行员。
The museum displays a uniform worn by a famous aviator.
博物馆陈列着一位著名飞行员穿过的制服。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He is aviator.
Use this
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。
Not this
Aviator is a good job.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
飞行家
A 2004 film directed by Martin Scorsese about Howard Hughes, a famous American aviator and film director.
这是一部由马丁·斯科塞斯执导的2004年电影，讲述了美国著名飞行员兼电影导演霍华德·休斯的故事。
在我看来，飞行员的生活是理想的。
Charles Lindbergh wrote this in his memoir The Spirit of St. Louis. He was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
查尔斯·林德伯格在他的回忆录《圣路易斯精神号》中写道。他是第一位独自飞越大西洋的人。
Use aviator naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.