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a [adjective] linguist
常用形容词包括 renowned, structural, historical 等。
She is a renowned linguist.
她是一位著名的语言学家。
语言学家
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
语言学家
a person who studies linguistics or speaks several languages
She is a renowned linguist.
她是一位著名的语言学家。
研究语言学的人。
One who studies linguistics.
语言学家
a specialist in linguistics
精通多种语言的人。
A person skilled in languages.
通晓多种语言的人
a person who speaks more than one language
My neighbor, a well-known linguist, can speak seven languages fluently.
我的邻居是一位著名的语言学家，能流利地说七种语言。
The young linguist published a groundbreaking study on the syntax of ancient texts.
这位年轻的语言学家发表了一篇关于古代文本句法的开创性研究。
She decided to become a linguist after taking her first linguistics course in college.
她在大学上了第一门语言学课程后，决定成为一名语言学家。
常用形容词包括 renowned, structural, historical 等。
She is a renowned linguist.
她是一位著名的语言学家。
也可用其他动词，如 works on。
He is a linguist who specializes in phonetics.
他是一位专攻语音学的语言学家。
After graduation, she worked as a linguist for an international organization.
毕业后，她在一家国际组织担任语言学家。
Not this
He is a linguist expert.
Use this
He is a linguistic expert.
汉语中名词可以作定语，但英语中需用形容词形式 linguistic。
Not this
She is a linguist because she speaks three languages.
Use this
She is a polyglot because she speaks three languages.
Linguist 指语言学家，而 polyglot 指通晓多种语言的人，此处应使用 polyglot。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
受过训练的语言学家
A trained linguist can identify subtle differences in pronunciation.
一位受过训练的语言学家能够识别发音的细微差别。
田野语言学家
The field linguist lived with the community to document their language.
这位田野语言学家与社区住在一起，记录他们的语言。
历史语言学家
Historical linguists study how languages change over time.
历史语言学家研究语言如何随时间变化。
语言学家分析
The linguist analyzes sentence structure across different languages.
这位语言学家分析不同语言的句子结构。
理论语言学家
Theoretical linguists develop models of language structure.
理论语言学家开发语言结构的模型。
Use linguist naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“林桂斯特”：林中贵族在街头研究语言，即语言学家。
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic、professional 通常用于学术或专业语境，但日常对话中也可见，整体偏中性。
These words share the spelling ending '-ist' with 'linguist', but none rhyme because their stressed vowels differ or they have additional consonant clusters.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.