Word · Frequency #17183
pathfinders
探路者
pathfinders is the plural of pathfinder.
pathfinder
- 1.
One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
在未开发地区发现或开辟新路的人。
- 2.
One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.
在特定领域率先做某事的人；创新者,先驱。
- 3.
Synonym of honey guide.
“honey guide”的同义词。
在未开发地区发现或开辟新路的人。；在特定领域率先做某事的人；创新者,先驱。；“honey guide”的同义词。；开拓者；探索者
In use
The experienced guide acted as a pathfinder for our group through the dense forest.
As a pathfinder, she always walked ahead to check the safest route before the others followed.
The pathfinders marked the trail with small flags so that the rest of the team would not get lost.
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。
serve as a pathfinder for [group]
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。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- pathfinder team
- 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。
- pathfinder force
- 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。
- pathfinder aircraft
- 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。
- pathfinder mission
- 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。
- a pathfinder in
- ……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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
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