striver

/ˈstrī-vər How to pronounce striver (audio)/ (ame, mw)

striver — noun

1. a person who keeps working hard to improve their life or reach a goal, especiall

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who keeps working hard to improve their life or reach a goal, especially over a long time without giving up

例句

Rania was a striver who studied after her bakery shift every night.

subject complement: was a striver who + relative clause

The scholarship program often attracts strivers from small farming towns.

plural noun as direct object

同義詞
  • hard worker

    broader and more common; it does not always suggest ambition beyond the task at hand

  • go-getter

    more informal; highlights energy and initiative as much as persistence

  • self-starter

    focuses on beginning work without being told, not on the long struggle afterward

  • achiever

    puts more weight on results already reached than on the effort leading there

反義詞
  • slacker

    informal; someone who avoids effort instead of pushing themselves

  • quitter

    someone who stops trying before reaching the goal

文法句型

a/an striver

be a striver who + clause

用法筆記

Usually describes someone whose effort continues over months or years, often in school, work, or training. More literary and less everyday than 'hard worker', and it highlights persistence more than natural talent.

常見錯誤

❌Our software is a real striver.
✅Our team is full of strivers.' OR 'Our software is very efficient.
💡striver describes a person, not a machine or product.
❌She is very striver.
✅She is a striver.' OR 'She is very driven.
💡striver is a noun, so it needs an article or a different adjective.