title-holder

/ˈtaɪtl həʊldə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtaɪtl həʊldər/ (ame, ipa)

title-holder — 名詞

1. A competitor — an individual or a team — who finishes at the top of a major cont

1.名詞B1
釋義

冠軍

比賽中擊敗所有對手並持有頭銜的人或隊伍

A competitor — an individual or a team — who finishes at the top of a major contest, defeating all opponents and keeping the championship until someone else wins.

例句

Daichi became the national title-holder after winning the swimming finals last Saturday.

Daichi 在上週六的游泳決賽中獲勝，成為全國冠軍得主。

title-holder + after winning [event]

Greta has been the world title-holder in chess for three years now.

Greta 已經連續三年擔任世界西洋棋冠軍得主。

title-holder + in [sport/activity]

同義詞
  • champion

    more common in everyday language; 'champion' focuses on the victory itself while 'title-holder' emphasises that the person currently holds the official title

  • defending champion

    specifically refers to the winner of the previous contest who is trying to keep the title

  • titleist

    formal and less common; used mainly in professional golf contexts

反義詞
  • challenger

    the person or team trying to take the title from the current title-holder

文法句型

title-holder + in/of + [competition/sport]

用法筆記

Often preceded by a definite article ('the') or a possessive determiner when referring to a specific winner. The phrase 'defending title-holder' means the person or team that won the previous competition and is trying to win again.

常見錯誤

❌He is a title-holder of chess.
✅He is a title-holder in chess.
💡use 'in' for the sport or activity, not 'of'.
❌She is the title-holder winner.
✅She is the title-holder.
💡'title-holder' already carries the meaning of 'winner'; adding 'winner' is redundant.

2. A person or organization that officially owns property, land, a document, or a l

2.名詞B2
釋義

所有權人

法律上擁有財產、土地或權利的個人或機構

A person or organization that officially owns property, land, a document, or a legal right as recognised by law, even if someone else is using it.

例句

The title-holder of the flat must sign the sale agreement at the lawyer's office.

該公寓的法定持有人必須在律師事務所簽署買賣協議。

title-holder + of + [asset]

Bao became the legal title-holder of the family farm after his grandmother passed it on.

祖母將農場轉交給 Bao 之後，他成為這座家族農場的法定持有人。

legal title-holder collocation

同義詞
  • owner

    broader and more common; 'owner' can refer to legal or perceived possession, while 'title-holder' is specifically the officially recorded owner

  • proprietor

    formal term for the owner of a business or property

  • landlord

    specifically the owner who rents out property to others

反義詞
  • tenant

    someone who uses or rents the property but does not hold the legal title

  • lessee

    someone who holds a lease on the property but not the title

文法句型

title-holder + of + [asset/property/right]

用法筆記

Primarily used in legal and property contexts. Frequently appears with 'sole', 'legal', or 'registered'. The title-holder may not be the same person as the occupant or user of the property.

常見錯誤

❌He is the title-holder of the car, so he drives it.
✅He is the title-holder of the car, so he can sell it legally.
💡'title-holder' refers to legal ownership, not who uses the item day-to-day.