lector

/ˈlektɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlektɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlek-tər -ˌtȯr/ (ame, mw)

lector — noun

1. a university teacher who instructs students in their first language, typically w

1.名詞B2
釋義

a university teacher who instructs students in their first language, typically while working in a country where that language is not the main one spoken.

例句

Mei-Lin worked as a Spanish lector at a university in Japan for three years.

lector + nationality — common pattern for language teachers

Professor Okonkwo hired a Chinese lector to teach the first-year Mandarin classes.

passive structure: hired as a lector

同義詞
  • lecturer

    broader term for any university teacher; does not imply teaching one's native language abroad

  • instructor

    common in US universities; may not carry the specific language-teaching focus of lector

  • language assistant

    often a lower-ranking or part-time role compared to a lector

用法筆記

A lector differs from a lecturer in that they teach their native language rather than a general academic subject. The role is most common in university language departments where native speakers are employed to teach conversation and culture classes.

常見錯誤

❌She works as a French lector at the Sorbonne, teaching European history.
✅She works as a French lector at the Sorbonne, teaching French language and culture.
💡A lector teaches their native language, not general academic subjects.
❌The university promoted the lector to full professor after five years.
✅The university renewed the lector's contract for another two years.
💡A lector position is typically a teaching-focused role, not a tenure-track professorship.

2. someone who reads aloud from the Bible or other religious texts during a worship

2.名詞C1
釋義

someone who reads aloud from the Bible or other religious texts during a worship service.

例句

Every Sunday, Kwame serves as a lector, reading the first lesson during the morning service.

serve as a lector — common collocation

The lector walked to the podium and read a passage from the Book of Isaiah.

同義詞
  • reader

    more common in Protestant churches; same function but different denominational term

  • lay reader

    emphasises that the person is not ordained but is authorised to read scripture

用法筆記

This role is most common in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Anglican traditions. In many Protestant churches the equivalent term is reader or lay reader.

常見錯誤

❌The lector preached a sermon about forgiveness.
✅The lector read the scripture passage from the Old Testament.
💡A lector reads the text aloud; a priest or minister preaches the sermon.