modeler

/ˈmɒd.əl.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɑː.dəl.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmäd-lər ˈmä-dᵊl-ər/ (ame, mw)

modeler — 名詞

  • modelersingular
  • modelersplural

1. a person who makes model cars, planes, buildings, or similar objects for work or

1.名詞B2
釋義

模型製作者

製作模型或模型作品的人

a person who makes model cars, planes, buildings, or similar objects for work or pleasure.

例句

Caio spent winter evenings as a modeler, building trains from thin wood.

模型製作者 Caio 冬天的晚上都在用薄木片做火車模型。

pattern: work as a modeler / build model trains

Naoko is a modeler for a game studio that designs fantasy cities.

Naoko 是遊戲工作室的模型製作者，負責設計奇幻城市。

同義詞
  • builder

    broader and less specific; it can refer to making many kinds of things, not especially models

  • craftsperson

    stresses hand skill and careful making, not specifically model-making

  • modeller

    same meaning, but this is the usual British spelling

用法筆記

This spelling is standard in American English; British English usually writes modeller. It usually refers to someone who builds physical models, not a person who appears in fashion photos.

常見錯誤

❌The fashion modeler walked on the runway.
✅The fashion model walked on the runway.
💡Modeler means someone who makes models, not someone who poses for clothes or photos.

2. a person who uses mathematical or computer models to test ideas or predict what

2.名詞C1
釋義

建模師

用模型做計算與預測的人

a person who uses mathematical or computer models to test ideas or predict what may happen.

例句

Indra is the climate modeler on the team studying stronger summer storms.

Indra 是團隊裡的氣候建模師，正在研究更強的夏季暴風雨。

domain noun + modeler: climate modeler / traffic modeler

Vivek, a financial modeler, tested how higher prices might affect sales.

身為金融建模師的 Vivek 測試了價格提高後可能如何影響銷售。

同義詞
  • analyst

    broader; an analyst may study data without building formal models

  • forecaster

    emphasizes predicting future results, while a modeler may also test ideas and compare scenarios

  • modeller

    same meaning, but this is the usual British spelling

用法筆記

This sense is usually linked to a field noun such as climate, finance, traffic, or disease. It describes someone who works with data and systems, not someone who builds model objects by hand.

常見錯誤

❌The sales modeler built a model airplane for the fair.
✅The sales modeler built a forecast for next year's sales.
💡In this sense, a modeler uses data models to study results, not hobby kits.