lector

/ˈlektɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlektɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlek-tər -ˌtȯr/ (ame, mw)

lector — 名詞

1. a university teacher who instructs students in their first language, typically w

1.名詞B2
釋義

講師

在大學任教，尤指在國外教授母語的人

a university teacher who instructs students in their first language, typically while working in a country where that language is not the main one spoken.

例句

Mei-Lin worked as a Spanish lector at a university in Japan for three years.

Mei-Lin 在日本的大學擔任了三年西班牙語講師。

lector + nationality — common pattern for language teachers

Professor Okonkwo hired a Chinese lector to teach the first-year Mandarin classes.

Okonkwo 教授聘請了一位中文講師來教授一年級華語課程。

passive structure: hired as a lector

同義詞
  • lecturer

    broader term for any university teacher; does not imply teaching one's native language abroad

  • instructor

    common in US universities; may not carry the specific language-teaching focus of lector

  • language assistant

    often a lower-ranking or part-time role compared to a lector

用法筆記

A lector differs from a lecturer in that they teach their native language rather than a general academic subject. The role is most common in university language departments where native speakers are employed to teach conversation and culture classes.

常見錯誤

❌She works as a French lector at the Sorbonne, teaching European history.
✅She works as a French lector at the Sorbonne, teaching French language and culture.
💡A lector teaches their native language, not general academic subjects.
❌The university promoted the lector to full professor after five years.
✅The university renewed the lector's contract for another two years.
💡A lector position is typically a teaching-focused role, not a tenure-track professorship.

2. someone who reads aloud from the Bible or other religious texts during a worship

2.名詞C1
釋義

讀經者

在教堂禮拜中朗讀經文的人

someone who reads aloud from the Bible or other religious texts during a worship service.

例句

Every Sunday, Kwame serves as a lector, reading the first lesson during the morning service.

每個星期日，Kwame 擔任讀經者，在早堂禮拜中朗讀第一段經課。

serve as a lector — common collocation

The lector walked to the podium and read a passage from the Book of Isaiah.

讀經者走到講台前，朗讀了以賽亞書中的一段經文。

同義詞
  • reader

    more common in Protestant churches; same function but different denominational term

  • lay reader

    emphasises that the person is not ordained but is authorised to read scripture

用法筆記

This role is most common in Catholic, Orthodox, and some Anglican traditions. In many Protestant churches the equivalent term is reader or lay reader.

常見錯誤

❌The lector preached a sermon about forgiveness.
✅The lector read the scripture passage from the Old Testament.
💡A lector reads the text aloud; a priest or minister preaches the sermon.