Word
locator
土地勘界员;地界划定人
a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
此处指人,不是定位设备
- 1.
One who, or that which, locates.
- 2.
The unique alphanumeric reference given to each travel booking.
定位器;雷达;无线电定位器;[计] 定位输入器
In use
The locator walked across the field to mark the new boundary.
They hired a locator before registering the land claim.
The two locators compared their notes and fixed the fence line.
a [type] locator
The plumber used a pipe locator to find the blockage.
水管工用管道定位器找到了堵塞处。
a locator for [sth]
This device is a locator for lost keys.
这个设备是用来寻找丢失钥匙的定位器。
a locator of [sth]
在历史或法律语境中,locator 也指划定地界的人。
In the Old West, a locator of land claims had to survey the boundary.
在旧西部,土地勘界员必须勘测地界。
Common mistakes
Please tell me the locator of the restaurant.Please tell me the location of the restaurant.
locator 指“定位器/定位者”或“土地勘界员”,不表示“地点、位置”;表达“位置”应用名词 location。此句混淆了 locator 与 location,属于词义误用。
I can't locator my keys.I can't locate my keys.
locator 是名词,不能作谓语动词;表示“找到/确定……的位置”要用动词 locate。情态动词 can 后接动词原形,故用 locate。
He works as locator for the survey team.He works as a locator for the survey team.
locator 是可数名词,单数形式用于表示职业身份时,前面须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词,学习者容易漏掉,所以要说 a locator。
Connections
Collocations
- GPS locator
- GPS定位器
- The hiker used a GPS locator to find the trail.这位徒步旅行者用GPS定位器找到了小径。
- vehicle locator
- 车辆定位器
- The company installs vehicle locators in all its delivery trucks.这家公司在所有送货卡车上安装了车辆定位器。
- fault locator
- 故障定位器
- The technician used a fault locator to identify the break in the underground cable.技术员用故障定位器找出了地下电缆的断点。
- locator app
- 定位应用程序
- The locator app shows exactly where your friends are.这款定位应用会准确地显示你朋友的位置。
Synonyms
- surveyor
- 测量员;勘测员 · surveyor 范围更广,可指各种测量人员;locator 特指为土地权利主张划定地界的人。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
locator 拆成 locate(定位)+ -or(者/物):帮人定位的人或工具;老用法里也指划定地界的人。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:土地勘界、地权登记、法律/历史文献 此义项指“划定土地边界的人”,多用于法律、历史或产权语境,如早期土地授予或采矿权申请;日常口语中较少见,通常出现在正式文书里。
Grammar Note
该义项指划定土地权益界线的人;复数形式为 locators。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ator 结尾。creator、narrator、curator、translator、spectator 与 locator 押韵,重读部分都含 /eɪtə/;elevator 也以 -ator 结尾,但重音在第一个音节,读作 /ˈelɪveɪtə/,与 locator 不押韵,注意区分。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.