Word · Frequency #10125
inventors
发明者；发明家
inventors is the plural of inventor.
a person who invents something, either as a hobby or as an occupation, especially the first to think of or make it
- 1.
One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.
发明者
- 2.
someone who is the first to think of or make something
首创或制造某物的人
发明者；首创或制造某物的人；发明家；[法] 发明人；发明家；创造者
In use
The inventor spent five years perfecting her new device.
Many inventors rely on patents to protect their ideas.
As an inventor, he kept a notebook full of sketches and notes.
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。
inventor who invented something
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。
Common mistakes
He is inventor of the telephone.
Connections
Collocations
- famous inventor
- 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。
- prolific inventor
- 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。
- inventor of
- ……的发明者
- He is the inventor of the telephone.他是电话的发明者。
- aspiring inventor
- 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。
- independent inventor
- 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。
- lone inventor
Learner notes
Memory Tip
inventor = invent (发明) + or (人)，即发明东西的人。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words end in -or like inventor, but their stressed vowels differ, so they do not rhyme with inventor.
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。
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。
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