panelist

panelist — noun

1. a person invited to join a group that shares opinions, answers questions, or giv

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person invited to join a group that shares opinions, answers questions, or gives advice during a public discussion, broadcast, or formal review.

例句

Farah was the youngest panelist at the campus forum on AI and education.

panelist at a public discussion

Each panelist had five minutes to answer the audience's first question.

each panelist + singular verb

同義詞
  • speaker

    broader; any person who gives a talk, while a panelist is one member of a group discussion

  • commentator

    usually gives professional analysis on media, not shared discussion with other invited people

  • judge

    fits only when the panel's job is to decide or score, not when the group is simply discussing a topic

文法句型

a panelist on/about something

invite someone to be a panelist

each panelist + singular verb

用法筆記

Usually refers to someone invited to speak, advise, or judge as part of an organized event or formal panel, not to an ordinary audience member. Use the preposition 'on' for membership: someone is on a panel, not in it.

常見錯誤

❌Ken was in the panel about housing costs.
✅Ken was on the panel about housing costs.
💡we say someone is on a panel, not in it.
❌I asked the panelist in the front row to move her bag.
✅I asked the audience member in the front row to move her bag.
💡a panelist is one of the invited speakers, not someone sitting in the audience.