early-adopter
early-adopter — 名詞
1. a person who buys or tries out something new, such as a gadget, soon after it go
早期採用者
很早就嘗試新產品的人
a person who buys or tries out something new, such as a gadget, soon after it goes on sale and well before most people do.
Anjali is an early adopter, so she always owns the newest phone before her friends.
Anjali 是新科技的早期採用者，總是比朋友更早擁有最新款手機。
be an early adopter: describing a person's buying habit
Ignacio, a true early adopter, waited in line overnight to buy the new tablet.
Ignacio 是道地的早期採用者，為了買新平板電腦，通宵排隊等候。
a true early adopter: stressing eagerness for new things
Early adopters like Quan often pay more and accept small problems with a new gadget.
像 Quan 這樣的早期採用者，常常願意多付錢，也能接受新產品的小毛病。
plural: early adopters like [name]
The shop invited early adopters like Nellie to test its new smart watch for free.
店家邀請像 Nellie 這樣的早期採用者，免費試用這款新智慧手錶。
Asher was never an early adopter; he waited years before buying a smartphone.
Asher 從來不是早期採用者，他等了好幾年才買智慧型手機。
negative: never an early adopter