librarian

IPA/laɪˈbreəriən/
KK[laɪbrˈɛrˌiən]IPA/laɪˈbreriən/

librarian — 名詞

  • librariansingular
  • librariansplural

1. a person whose job is to organize and manage a library, helping people find book

1.名詞A2
釋義

圖書館員

在圖書館工作、管理圖書的人

a person whose job is to organize and manage a library, helping people find books, information, or other materials.

例句

Yan asked the librarian where she could find books about astronomy.

Yan 問圖書館員哪裡可以找到天文學的書。

ask + where-clause for directions

The school librarian helped Sophia choose a storybook for her reading project.

學校圖書館員幫 Sophia 選了一本故事書，作為她的閱讀作業。

school librarian — common collocation

常見搭配
  • ask a librarian
  • school librarian
  • town librarian
  • head librarian
  • reference librarian
  • children's librarian
  • university librarian
同義詞
  • library worker

    broader term; includes assistants and volunteers who may lack formal training

  • library assistant

    usually a lower-ranking staff member who helps the librarian with daily tasks

  • information specialist

    modern term that includes digital and research services beyond a physical library

反義詞
  • patron

    someone who uses the library rather than works there

  • borrower

    someone who borrows books from the library

文法句型

the librarian

a librarian + of + [institution]

[adjective] + librarian

用法筆記

Common in the collocation 'ask a librarian' for help-desk situations. In American English, 'librarian' typically implies a professional with a degree, while in British English it can also refer to someone who manages library services at any level.

常見錯誤

I asked to the librarian for a book.
I asked the librarian for a book.
The verb 'ask' takes a direct object for the person, without 'to'.
She works as librarian at my school.
She works as a librarian at my school.
Job titles after 'as' usually require an article ('a' or 'the').

2. a person responsible for taking care of a specific collection of books, document

2.名詞B1
釋義

館藏管理員

管理特定主題藏書或文獻的人

a person responsible for taking care of a specific collection of books, documents, or materials, often limited to one field or topic — for example, a map librarian who preserves old atlases, or a music librarian who manages recordings and scores.

例句

The university's map librarian, Apinya, carefully repaired a rare 18th-century atlas.

大學的地圖館藏管理員 Apinya 仔細修復了一本罕見的18世紀地圖集。

map librarian — specialist job title

Iris works as the music librarian for a public radio station's archive.

Iris 在一家公共廣播電台的資料庫擔任音樂館藏管理員。

works as + job title pattern

常見搭配
  • map librarian
  • music librarian
  • manuscript librarian
  • film librarian
  • research librarian
  • rare-books librarian
  • digital collections librarian
同義詞
  • curator

    broader term; used for museum or gallery collections, not limited to libraries

  • archivist

    specializes in historical documents and records, often in an archive rather than a lending library

  • keeper

    older, more traditional term; sometimes used at institutions like the British Library

文法句型

[collection type] + librarian

librarian + for + [institution/archive]

用法筆記

Usually preceded by a noun specifying the collection type: map librarian, music librarian, rare-books librarian, manuscript librarian. This sense often implies advanced subject-matter expertise beyond general library work. Distinguished from sense 1 by its focus on a single specialized collection rather than the full range of library duties.

常見錯誤

He is map librarian at the university.
He is a map librarian at the university.
Job titles used as countable nouns need an article.
The librarian of maps repaired the atlas.
The map librarian repaired the atlas.
The compound noun form '[collection type] + librarian' is more natural and standard in English.

同根字

  • library
    名詞A1
  • librarianship
    名詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • librarian's desk
  • librarian's office
  • librarian training

常用片語

  • work as a librarian
  • train as a librarian
  • qualify as a librarian

介系詞搭配

  • librarian at [institution]
  • librarian for [department/collection]
  • librarian of [collection]