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a fowler
表示捕鸟者时，是可数名词。
The old fowler knew all the birds' habits.
那位老捕鸟者了解所有鸟类的习性。
捕鸟者
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
捕鸟者
someone who hunts wild birds for food
The old fowler knew all the birds' habits.
那位老捕鸟者了解所有鸟类的习性。
猎野禽者。
A hunter of wildfowl.
The old fowler set his nets at dawn to catch quails.
老捕鸟人在黎明时分布下网来捕捉鹌鹑。
Fowlers in this region use decoys to lure wild ducks.
这个地区的捕鸟者使用诱饵来吸引野鸭。
A skilled fowler knows the habits of each bird species.
一位熟练的捕鸟者了解每种鸟类的习性。
表示捕鸟者时，是可数名词。
The old fowler knew all the birds' habits.
那位老捕鸟者了解所有鸟类的习性。
作为姓氏时，首字母大写。
Fowler is a famous English lexicographer.
福勒是著名的英国词典编纂家。
Not this
The farmer keeps many fowlers.
Use this
The farmer keeps many fowl.
将捕鸟者与家禽混淆。'Fowler'指捕鸟的人，而'fowl'是家禽，尤其是食用禽类。
Not this
She picked a beautiful fowler.
Use this
She picked a beautiful flower.
拼写与发音相近导致混淆。'Fowler'发音类似'flower'，但含义完全不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
熟练的捕鸟者
The skillful fowler set his nets at dawn.
熟练的捕鸟者黎明时分布下了网。
捕鸟者的网
The fowler's net is made of fine threads.
捕鸟者的网是由细线制成的。
福勒的《现代英语用法》
I often refer to Fowler's Modern English Usage for style questions.
我经常查阅福勒的《现代英语用法》来解决风格问题。
福勒词典
Fowler's dictionary is a classic reference for English usage.
福勒词典是英语用法的经典参考书。
Use fowler naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把fowler拆成fowl（鸟）和-er（人），就是捕鸟者。
语域：neutral 常见场景：hunting、ornithology、lexicography、English usage 该词有两个常见义项：一是‘捕鸟者’，多用于狩猎或鸟类学场景；二是专指英国词典编纂家福勒（H.W. Fowler），主要用于讨论英语用法或词典学。本分析取中性语域，因两种用法均无显著正式或非正式倾向。
Genuine rhymes: howler, growler, prowler (all /ˈhaʊlə/). Lookalike: bowler (/ˈbəʊlə/) has a different vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.