investigators
investigators — 名詞
- investigatorssingular
- investigatorsesplural
1. someone whose job involves gathering facts and evidence about a crime, a problem
調查員
負責調查犯罪或問題真相的人
someone whose job involves gathering facts and evidence about a crime, a problem, or a claim to find out what really happened.
Police investigators found the stolen car hidden in a warehouse near the river.
警方調查員在河邊的一座倉庫裡找到了被偷的車。
common collocation: police investigators
The insurance company sent its own investigators to check the damage from the storm.
保險公司派了自己的調查員去查看風暴造成的損害。
Samir worked as an investigator for the government, looking into reports of cheating on contracts.
Samir 擔任政府的調查員，負責調查公共合約中的詐騙案件。
Two investigators spent the whole morning questioning neighbours about the break-in.
兩名調查員花了整個上午詢問鄰居關於闖空門的事情。
After weeks of work, the investigators finally found proof of fraud in the company records.
經過幾週的工作，調查員終於在公司記錄中找到了詐欺的證據。
- detective
more specific; usually refers to a police officer who investigates crimes, not broader problems or claims
- inspector
often used in official titles (e.g. health inspector, building inspector); focuses on checking rules rather than solving mysteries
- examiner
focuses on careful inspection of documents or evidence rather than active fact-gathering
用法筆記
Frequently used with a preceding noun that specifies the field: police investigators, private investigators, insurance investigators, government investigators.
常見錯誤
2. a person who carries out scientific research or runs experiments in order to dis
研究員
進行科學研究或實驗的人
a person who carries out scientific research or runs experiments in order to discover new knowledge or test a theory.
Medical investigators are testing a new drug that could help children with severe allergies.
醫學研究員正在測試一種可能幫助嚴重過敏兒童的新藥。
medical investigators — scientific domain collocation
Astrid is one of the lead investigators on the climate research team at the university.
Astrid 是大學氣候研究團隊的首席研究員之一。
Several government agencies are funding investigators to study the effects of air pollution on local towns.
幾個政府機構正在資助研究員，調查空氣污染對當地城鎮的影響。
The team of investigators ran tests to see whether the new treatment was safe for patients.
研究團隊進行了測試，以確認新療法對患者是否安全。
Adina worked as a research investigator at a biology lab studying ocean pollution.
Adina 曾在一個生物實驗室擔任研究員，研究海洋污染。
- researcher
slightly broader; a researcher can work in any field including social sciences and humanities, not only the hard sciences
- scientist
broader still; a scientist may or may not be actively investigating a specific question at a given time
- experimenter
emphasises the hands-on running of tests rather than the overall research project
用法筆記
Often appears in the plural form to refer to a whole research group. Subject is typically a university, a research institute, or a government funding body.