assessor

assessor — 名詞

1. A professional who examines something — such as a building, vehicle, or piece of

1.名詞B2
釋義

評估員

評估價值、品質或狀況的專業人士

A professional who examines something — such as a building, vehicle, or piece of work — and gives an official opinion on its value, condition, or quality.

例句

Li works as an insurance assessor, inspecting damaged cars after accidents.

Li 是一名保險評估員，負責檢查車禍中受損的車輛。

insurance assessor — profession inspecting damaged property

The tax assessor calculated the value of Daniel's house for the annual property tax.

稅務評估員計算了 Daniel 房子的價值，以課徵年度財產稅。

tax assessor — property valuation for taxation

同義詞
  • evaluator

    more general, used in education or business contexts

  • appraiser

    focuses specifically on financial valuation of property or goods

  • inspector

    emphasises checking for compliance or condition rather than assigning a value

用法筆記

Frequently combined with an area of specialisation: insurance assessor, tax assessor, damage assessor, property assessor.

常見錯誤

❌The accessor came to look at the house.
✅The assessor came to look at the house.
💡'accessor' is not a word; 'assessor' is spelled with two S's in the middle.

2. A specialist who gives expert advice to a court or judge about technical matters

2.名詞C1
釋義

鑑定人

在法庭上提供專業意見的專家

A specialist who gives expert advice to a court or judge about technical matters in a legal case.

例句

The court appointed a medical assessor to review the patient's treatment records and advise the judge.

法院指定了一名醫療鑑定人審查患者的治療記錄，並向法官提供意見。

medical assessor — expert witness in court

A technical assessor explained the complex engineering details so the magistrate could understand the safety claims.

一名技術鑑定人解釋了複雜的工程細節，讓治安法官能夠理解安全方面的主張。

technical assessor — specialist explaining to court

同義詞
  • expert witness

    a person called to give expert testimony in court, usually during a trial rather than advising behind the scenes

  • consultant

    more general; not limited to legal settings

  • adviser

    broader term; an assessor is a type of adviser in specialist legal contexts

用法筆記

This sense is restricted to legal and judicial contexts. The assessor does not make the final decision — they provide specialised knowledge that helps the judge reach one.

常見錯誤

❌The assessor decided the case in favour of the plaintiff.
✅The assessor advised the judge, who then decided the case.
💡An assessor gives expert advice but does not make the final ruling.