torchbearer
翻譯
火炬手, 先驅
例句
The Olympic torchbearer ran through the city.
奧運火炬手跑過城市。
She is a torchbearer for human rights.
她是人權的先驅。
文法模式
((a torchbearer)) 火炬手 The Olympic torchbearer ran through the city.
((a torchbearer for sth.)) (某事業的)先驅 She is a torchbearer for human rights.
近義詞
pioneer (先驅), leader (領袖), standard-bearer (旗手), forerunner (先驅)
詞源
由 'torch'(火炬)和 'bearer'(持有者)組成,指「持有火炬的人」。
記憶技巧
想像一個人舉著火炬為他人照亮道路,既可以是字面上的(如奧運會),也可以是比喻性的(為某項事業)。