grammarian
/ɡrəˈmeəriən/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡrəˈmeriən/ (ame, ipa) · /grəˈmerēən -ma(a)r-, -mār-/ (ame, mw)
grammarian — 名詞
- grammariansingular
- grammariansplural
1. an academic expert who researches how a language's grammar works and often write
文法學家
研究文法規則的學者
an academic expert who researches how a language's grammar works and often writes textbooks or scholarly articles teaching its rules.
Naoko consulted a famous grammarian before publishing her textbook on English tenses.
Naoko 在出版她的英文時態教科書前，請教了一位著名的文法學家。
collocation: consult a grammarian
The grammarian explained why English plurals can be so difficult for new learners.
這位文法學家解釋了為什麼英文的複數對初學者來說那麼困難。
Medieval grammarians at the monastery copied Latin rules onto parchment by candlelight.
修道院裡的中世紀文法學家在燭光下，將拉丁文法規則抄寫到羊皮紙上。
Strict grammarians still argue that you should never split an infinitive.
嚴格的文法學家仍主張不應在不定詞中插入副詞。
As a grammarian of classical Arabic, Mert spent years studying old poetry and prayers.
身為古典阿拉伯文的文法學家，Mert 花了多年研究古老的詩歌與祈禱文。
- linguist
broader — studies all aspects of language, not only grammar
- philologist
historical literary-language scholar; overlaps but emphasises old texts
- grammar expert
plainer everyday phrasing for the same idea
文法句型
a grammarian of [language]
[noun] grammarian
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person with formal academic training; in casual speech, 'language teacher' or 'linguist' is far more common.