Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #12093
translator
翻译；译者
a person or thing that translates from one language to another, especially a person who translates written text
- 1.
A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly
将意义从一种语言翻译到另一种语言的人或物。
- 2.
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
将书面信息从一种语言翻译成另一种语言的人
- 3.
The retinaculum of asclepiads.
萝藦科植物的蕊冠。
- 4.
someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
在不同语言使用者之间进行调解的人
- 5.
a program that translates one programming language into another
将一种编程语言翻译成另一种的程序
口译员；译员；翻译程序；转译程序；着粉腺；将意义从一种语言翻译到另一种语言的人或物。；将书面信息从一种语言翻译成另一种语言的人
In use
The publisher hired a professional translator to translate the novel into Spanish.
My cousin works as a translator for an international company and translates business emails every day.
Successful translators usually have excellent writing skills in their own language.
translator of [language field]
She is a translator of Chinese poetry.
她是一名中文诗歌译者。
translator from [source language] into [target language]
He works as a translator from Arabic into French.
他是一名阿译法翻译。
translator for [organization]
Connections
Collocations
- freelance translator
- 自由译者
- She works as a freelance translator from home.她在家做自由译者。
- professional translator
- 职业译者
- A professional translator must understand the culture as well as the language.职业译者不仅要懂语言，还要懂文化。
- certified translator
- 持证译者
- For the official documents, we need a certified translator.这些官方文件我们需要持证译者。
- work as a translator
- 当译者
- He works as a translator at the United Nations.他在联合国当译者。
- act as a translator
- 充当翻译
- My sister acted as a translator during the meeting.会议期间我姐姐担任翻译。
- hire a translator
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个 translator 站在两种语言之间，手拿词典，把左边的话传到右边——这就是“译者”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：出版行业、法律文件翻译、软件本地化 译者在多数场合是中性的常用词，正式与非正式语境都适用；通常指把一种语言写成的内容译成另一种语言的人，也可指翻译软件或程序。
Grammar Note
可数名词，指从事翻译工作的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhyming matches: later, waiter, traitor, and creator all share the stressed /eɪtər/ ending with translator, so they rhyme. Spelling lookalikes to be careful with: elevator and calculator end in '-ator' but have primary stress on an earlier syllable, so they do not rhyme with translator.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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