hatcher

hatcher — 名詞

1. a living creature, a person, or a machine that causes eggs to open so that the y

1.名詞C1
釋義

孵化者

使蛋孵出幼小動物者

a living creature, a person, or a machine that causes eggs to open so that the young animals inside can come out

例句

The farm's incubator is a reliable hatcher, producing over fifty healthy ducklings each month.

農場的孵化器十分可靠，每個月可孵出五十多隻健康的小鴨。

subject: machine (incubator) as hatcher

A broody hen is nature's best hatcher, sitting on her eggs day and night.

抱窩的母雞是天生的最佳孵化者，日夜坐在蛋上等著小雞破殼。

subject: animal (hen) as natural hatcher

同義詞
  • incubator

    refers specifically to a machine, not a living creature

  • brooder

    a bird that hatches eggs, or a heated enclosure for young chicks; slightly more specific than hatcher

  • broody hen

    a hen that sits on eggs to hatch them; very specific to chickens

文法句型

a [adjective] hatcher

hatcher + of + noun

用法筆記

Most commonly refers to a bird or an incubator; when used for a person, it usually implies working in a hatchery.

常見錯誤

❌The hatcher bird sat on the egg.
✅The broody hen sat on the egg as a natural hatcher.
💡'hatcher' is a role or function, not a species name.

2. a person who creates new ideas, plans, or projects, especially ones that involve

2.名詞C2
釋義

策劃者

想出或發起計畫構想的人

a person who creates new ideas, plans, or projects, especially ones that involve cleverness or a degree of secrecy

例句

Rania was the hatcher of the school's recycling programme, having planned every detail for months.

拉尼亞是學校回收計畫的策劃人，她為每個細節籌劃了好幾個月。

hatcher + of + noun phrase (school's recycling programme)

The police arrested the hatcher of the robbery scheme after finding his detailed notebooks.

警方找到嫌犯的詳細筆記後，逮捕了這起搶劫陰謀的策劃者。

同義詞
  • originator

    more neutral and common; can apply to any new idea, not just clever or secret ones

  • architect

    suggests careful design and structure; more formal

  • deviser

    emphasises the act of inventing or constructing a plan; slightly formal

  • plotter

    strongly negative; implies a dishonest or harmful scheme

文法句型

hatcher + of + noun (plan/scheme/idea)

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'of' plus a noun phrase naming the plan or scheme (hatcher of a plot, hatcher of an idea). Often carries a slightly negative or conspiratorial tone, though it can be neutral.

常見錯誤

❌She hatcher a good idea.
✅She was the hatcher of a good idea.
💡'hatcher' is a noun; you need 'be the hatcher of' or 'act as a hatcher'.