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be a pathfinder in [field]
pathfinder 为可数名词，后接 in + 领域，表示在某领域中率先开辟道路的人。
She is a pathfinder in the field of artificial intelligence.
她是人工智能领域的开拓者。
探路者
pathfinders — plural of pathfinder
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
探路者
pathfinder
She is a pathfinder in the field of artificial intelligence.
她是人工智能领域的开拓者。
在未开发地区发现或开辟新路的人。
One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
在特定领域率先做某事的人；创新者,先驱。
One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.
“honey guide”的同义词。
Synonym of honey guide.
The experienced guide acted as a pathfinder for our group through the dense forest.
经验丰富的向导为我们团队在茂密森林中充当了探路者。
As a pathfinder, she always walked ahead to check the safest route before the others followed.
作为一名探路者，她总是走在前面，先检查最安全的路线，其他人再跟上。
The pathfinders marked the trail with small flags so that the rest of the team would not get lost.
探路者们用小旗子标记小径，这样团队其他成员就不会迷路。
pathfinder 为可数名词，后接 in + 领域，表示在某领域中率先开辟道路的人。
She is a pathfinder in the field of artificial intelligence.
她是人工智能领域的开拓者。
serve as / act as 后接 a pathfinder，表示担任探路者或开拓者的角色。
She served as a pathfinder for the research team.
她担任研究团队的探路者。
Not this
He is pathfinder.
Use this
He is a pathfinder.
pathfinder 是可数名词，表示“探路者”。中文没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉不定冠词 a；单数可数名词前必须有冠词，所以应说 a pathfinder。
Not this
She pathfinders a route through the jungle.
Use this
She finds a route through the jungle.
pathfinder 是名词，不是动词。学习者看到词根 find 可能误把它用作动词；表达“找到路线”应使用动词 find，若需强调“探路者”身份，可改为 She is a pathfinder who finds a route。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
先遣队；探路小组
A pathfinder team went ahead to check the mountain pass.
一支探路小组先行出发，查看山口情况。
先导机群；引导编队
The pathfinder force marked the target with flares for the main bombers.
先导机群用照明弹为主力轰炸机标定目标。
导航飞机；先导飞机
A pathfinder aircraft led the transport planes through the narrow valley.
一架导航飞机带领运输机穿过狭窄的山谷。
探路任务；先导任务
The pathfinder mission established a safe route for the expedition.
这项探路任务为探险队开辟了一条安全路线。
……领域的开拓者；……的先驱
She was a pathfinder in the field of renewable energy.
她是可再生能源领域的开拓者。
嗨，我是寻路者！我们交个朋友吧！
Pathfinder is a cheerful robot character in the popular battle royale video game Apex Legends. He often greets players with this friendly line.
寻路者是热门大逃杀游戏《Apex英雄》中的一个乐观机器人角色，他经常用这句友好的话问候玩家。
Use pathfinders naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆成 path(小路)+finder(寻找者)：在陌生地带帮大家找到路的人，就是探路者、开拓者。
语域：neutral 常见场景：野外探险、历史叙述 该词通常作中性名词，多用于描述在未知或艰难地形中寻找路径的人；在书面或正式叙述中比较常见。
The first part path is pronounced /pɑːθ/. The ending -finder is pronounced /faɪndə(r)/. Genuine sound matches for the ending: finder, viewfinder, reminder all contain /aɪndə(r)/, though they rhyme with the second component, not the whole word, because pathfinder's main stress is on path. Be careful: lookalikes ending in -inder, such as cinder /ˈsɪndə(r)/ and hinder /ˈhɪndə(r)/, do NOT rhyme with finder — they have /ɪ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.