Word · Frequency #2049
politician
政客；政治家；从政者
a leader engaged in civil administration
- 1.
One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.
从事政治活动的人,尤其是当选或任命的政府官员
- 2.
a leader engaged in civil administration
从事行政管理的领导人
- 3.
Specifically, one who regards elected political office as a career.
特别是将当选政治职位视为职业的人
- 4.
a person active in party politics
积极参与政党政治的人
- 5.
A politically active or interested person.
政治活跃或关心政治的人。
- 6.
a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
用狡诈手段在组织中谋利的人
- 7.
A sly or ingratiating person.
狡猾或谄媚的人。
从事政治活动的人,尤其是当选或任命的政府官员；从事行政管理的领导人；特别是将当选政治职位视为职业的人；积极参与政党政治的人；政治活跃或关心政治的人。
In use
The politician answered questions from reporters after the meeting.
Many politicians try to win votes by promising more jobs.
She decided to become a politician because she wanted to change the city.
a [adjective] politician
形容词常表示政客的品质或特征。
He is a corrupt politician.
他是一个腐败的政客。
become a politician
表示从其他职业转入政界。
She decided to become a politician.
她决定成为一名政治家。
career politician
career作定语，强调以政治为终身职业。
Many career politicians never work outside politics.
Connections
Collocations
- career politician
- 职业政客
- He is a career politician who has never had a real job.他是一位职业政客，从未有过真正的工作。
- professional politician
- 职业政治家
- Many professional politicians lack real-world experience.许多职业政治家缺乏现实世界经验。
- opposition politician
- 反对党政客
- The opposition politician criticized the government's policy.这位反对党政客批评了政府的政策。
- local politician
- 地方政客
- Local politicians often focus on community issues.地方政客通常关注社区问题。
- senior politician
- 资深政治家
- A senior politician spoke at the conference.一位资深政治家在会上发言。
- corrupt politician
Learner notes
Memory Tip
政客 (politician): 联想发音‘跑离提神’，意指政客为利益跑离责任并时刻提神。
Context & Register
中性，常用于新闻、政治讨论和正式场合。在中文翻译中，'政治家'为褒义，'政客'为贬义，但英语politician多为中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the ending /ɪʃən/, spelled '-ician'. Note that 'politician' does not rhyme with 'political' (/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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