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inventor of something
Thomas Edison was the inventor of the light bulb.
托马斯·爱迪生是电灯的发明者。
发明者；发明家
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发明者；发明家
a person who invents something, either as a hobby or as an occupation, especially the first to think of or make it
Thomas Edison was the inventor of the light bulb.
托马斯·爱迪生是电灯的发明者。
发明者
One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.
首创或制造某物的人
someone who is the first to think of or make something
The inventor spent five years perfecting her new device.
这位发明者花了五年时间完善她的新设备。
Many inventors rely on patents to protect their ideas.
许多发明者依靠专利来保护他们的想法。
As an inventor, he kept a notebook full of sketches and notes.
作为发明者，他的笔记本里满是草图与笔记。
Thomas Edison was the inventor of the light bulb.
托马斯·爱迪生是电灯的发明者。
注意：who引导定语从句，修饰inventor。
She is an inventor who created a new type of battery.
她是一位发明了新型电池的发明家。
Not this
He is inventor of the telephone.
Use this
He is the inventor of the telephone.
可数名词inventor前需要冠词，这里缺少定冠词the，表示特指某发明家。
Not this
She made an important inventor.
Use this
She made an important invention.
混淆了inventor（发明家）和invention（发明物），前者指人，后者指物。
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著名的发明家
Thomas Edison was a famous inventor.
托马斯·爱迪生是一位著名的发明家。
多产的发明家
She is a prolific inventor with over 100 patents.
她是一位多产的发明家，拥有100多项专利。
……的发明者
He is the inventor of the telephone.
他是电话的发明者。
有抱负的发明家
The fair is for aspiring inventors to showcase their ideas.
这个展会是给有抱负的发明家展示他们的创意的。
独立发明家
Many independent inventors struggle to get funding.
许多独立发明家难以获得资金。
独自工作的发明家
He was a lone inventor working in his garage.
他是一个在车库里独自工作的发明家。
发明家只是一个不把自己的教育看得太重要的人。
Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor.
托马斯·爱迪生是一位多产的发明家。
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inventor = invent (发明) + or (人)，即发明东西的人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：technology、patent law 通常用于中性语境，在科技和专利法律领域比较常见。
These words end in -or like inventor, but their stressed vowels differ, so they do not rhyme with inventor.
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