commentators

IPA/ˈkɒm.ən.teɪ.tər/
KK[kˈɑməntˌetɚz]IPA/ˈkɑː.mən.teɪ.t̬ɚ/

commentators — 名詞

  • commentatorssingular
  • commentatorsesplural

1. A person whose job is to give a continuous spoken description of an event — such

1.名詞B2
釋義

評論員

在電視或廣播中即時描述並評論事件的人

A person whose job is to give a continuous spoken description of an event — such as a football match, a parade, or an election night — while it is happening, usually on television or radio, often adding their personal opinions.

例句

Wei worked as a commentator for a national radio station, covering weekend football matches.

Wei 曾在全國廣播電台擔任評論員，負責報導週末的足球比賽。

commentator for [broadcaster] covering [event type]

Kofi has been a political commentator on a major news network for over fifteen years.

Kofi 在一家主要新聞網擔任政治評論員已經超過十五年。

political commentator on [network]

同義詞
  • sportscaster

    more specific — used only for sports events, especially in American English

  • announcer

    broader — includes anyone who reads information aloud on air, not only during live events

  • broadcaster

    broader — covers all on-air roles including newsreaders and hosts, not limited to live description

  • analyst

    different focus — an analyst gives expert opinions and statistics, usually before or after the event, not during it

文法句型

commentator on [topic]

commentator for [broadcaster]

用法筆記

Frequently used in compound job titles: sports commentator, political commentator, radio commentator. Unlike an 'analyst' who explains statistics off-air, a commentator speaks in real time as the event unfolds.

常見錯誤

❌The newspaper commentator wrote an article about the game.
✅The sports commentator described the game live on TV.
💡A 'commentator' describes events as they happen; a 'columnist' or 'critic' writes about them afterwards.