Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8230
curator
馆长；策展人；藏品管理员
核心释义
a person who manages, administers, or organizes a collection, such as in a museum, library, archive, or zoo
- 1.
管理、组织收藏品的人,可独立或受雇于博物馆、图书馆、档案馆或动物园。
A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
- 2.
博物馆或图书馆等藏品的管理员
the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
- 3.
为无法律行为能力者或不在者的财产指定的监护人；受托人。
One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.
- 4.
负责遴选教授等的委员会(curatorium)的成员。
A member of a curatorium, a board for electing university professors, etc.
- 5.
控制、管理或监督他人的人或实体。
A person or entity who controls, manages, or oversees another.
- 6.
负责照料板球场的管理员。
A groundsman who looks after a cricket field.
管理者；监管人；监护人；受托人；板球场管理员；选任委员会委员；管理、组织收藏品的人,可独立或受雇于博物馆、图书馆、档案馆或动物园。
用法In use
The curator selected the paintings for the new exhibition.
用法提示：curator 作主语，指博物馆的馆长。
As a museum curator, she spends most of her time researching artifacts.
用法提示：curator 作表语，说明职业。
The curators carefully preserved the ancient manuscripts.
用法提示：curators 为复数形式，指多位馆长。
curator of [institution/collection]
The new curator of the museum organized a special exhibition.
博物馆的新馆长组织了一场特别展览。
curator for [event/exhibition]
用于临时或特定活动的馆长职务。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- museum curator
- 博物馆馆长
- The museum curator organized a new exhibition on ancient Egypt.博物馆馆长组织了一个关于古埃及的新展览。
- art curator
- 艺术策展人
- The art curator selected paintings for the gallery's annual show.艺术策展人为画廊的年度展览挑选了画作。
- exhibition curator
- 展览策展人
- As an exhibition curator, she planned the layout and lighting.作为展览策展人，她规划了布局和照明。
- chief curator
- 首席策展人
- The chief curator oversees all collections and exhibitions.首席策展人负责监督所有藏品和展览。
- assistant curator
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：curator 中 cur- 像 'cure'（治疗），-ator 表示 '...的人'，馆长就是治疗（保护）藏品的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：博物馆、图书馆、美术馆 该词通常用于正式语境，多见于博物馆、图书馆、美术馆等专业机构的管理人员称谓。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常与of连用，表示...的馆长/管理者
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All five words share the '-ator' spelling ending, pronounced /eɪtɚ/ in American English, making them exact rhymes with 'curator'. However, stress placement differs: 'curator' and 'creator' stress the second syllable, while 'operator', 'narrator', 'spectator', and 'dictator' stress the first.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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