敢于冒险的人；冒险者
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敢于冒险的人；冒险者
a person who is willing to take risks, especially in business or other activities where there is a chance of loss or failure
My sister is a real risk-taker, so she started her own business without any savings.
我姐姐是个真正的冒险者，所以她没有任何积蓄就创办了自己的公司。
用法提示：risk-taker 是名词，在句中作表语，指敢于冒险的人。
The company looks for risk-takers who can handle uncertain markets.
这家公司寻找能够应对不确定市场的冒险者。
用法提示：risk-takers 是 risk-taker 的复数形式，在句中作宾语。
Being a risk-taker means you are willing to fail sometimes.
做一个敢于冒险的人意味着你有时愿意接受失败。
用法提示：risk-taker 是名词，用在动名词短语中，表示‘做冒险者’这一身份。
作表语时前面一般要用冠词 a/an；复数形式是 risk-takers。
My sister is a risk-taker.
我姐姐是个敢于冒险的人。
介词 in 后面接行业、领域等名词，说明在哪个范围内敢于冒险。
She is a risk-taker in the fashion industry.
她是时尚行业的冒险者。
用复数 risk-takers 加定语从句，泛指某一类敢于冒险的人。
Risk-takers who bet everything on one idea sometimes lose it all.
把一切都押在一个想法上的冒险者，有时会输得精光。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is risk-taker.
正确表达He is a risk-taker.
可数名词单数泛指一类人时必须加不定冠词；中文没有冠词，容易说成 He is risk-taker，应改成 a risk-taker。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is one of the risk-taker in our team.
正确表达She is one of the risk-takers in our team.
one of 后必须接复数名词；risk-taker 的复数是 risk-takers，所以用 one of the risk-takers。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is risky, so he started his own company.
正确表达He is a risk-taker, so he started his own company.
risky 形容事情有危险、有风险，不能形容人；指“敢于冒险的人”要用名词 risk-taker，故改为 He is a risk-taker。
adventurer 指热衷探险、追求新奇经历的人，风险多来自自然环境；risk-taker 强调明知可能失败或遭受损失仍主动承担风险，商业等场合也常用。
gambler 特指赌博或拿结果下注的人，带投机、侥幸色彩；risk-taker 是中性的，常用于商业决策等非赌博场合。
daredevil 指为追求刺激而做危险动作的人，常含鲁莽、逞能之意；risk-taker 更中性，只侧重愿意承担风险。
risk + tak(e) + -ing
risk + -y
risk + -y + -ly
risk + -y + -ness
risk + free
risk + averse
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