scholar ♦︎ philosopher ♦︎ intellectual ♦︎ academic ♦︎ theorist ♦︎ thinkerThese are all words for a person who is very intelligent or who thinks a lot about important matters.这些词均表示学者、知识分子、理论家。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a great / leading scholar / philosopher / intellectual / academic / theorist / thinker◆an eminent scholar / philosopher / intellectual / academic◆a distinguished scholar / philosopher / academic◆a true scholar / philosopher / intellectual◆a religious scholar / philosopher / intellectual / thinker◆a classical scholar / philosopher / theorist◆a political / social philosopher / theorist / thinker■scholar ˈskɒlə(r); NAmEˈskɑːlər [countable] a person who knows a lot about a particular subject because they have studied it in detail学者◆an eminent German scholar一位著名的德国学者◆a scholar of the Enlightenment一位研究启蒙运动的学者 see also scholarly ⇨ educational, scholarship ⇨ knowledge■philosopher [countable] a person who studies or writes about philosophy; a person who thinks deeply about things哲学家;善于思考的人◆We studied the writings of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.我们学习了希腊哲学家亚里士多德的著作。◆She seems to be a bit of a philosopher.她有点像个思想家。■intellectualˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl [countable] a person who is interested in subjects, ideas and activities that involve serious thought, especially sb who is well educated知识分子;脑力劳动者◆He was a leading intellectual of his day.他是那个时代杰出的知识分子。 see also intellectual ⇨ intellectualadj.2■academic ˌækəˈdemɪk [countable] a person who teaches and/or does research at a university or college高校教师;高校科研人员◆Many senior academics are taking up positions overseas.许多资深高校科研人员正在海外供职。 see also academic ⇨ educationaladj., don ⇨ lecturer➡ See also the entry for professor另见professor条■theoristˈθɪərɪst; NAmEˈθiːərɪst, ˈθɪrɪst [countable] a person who develops new ideas and principles about a particular subject理论家;理论工作者◆Feminist theorists have long talked about the way women are represented in the media.女性主义理论家一直在研究媒体中的女性形象问题。◆There are plenty of conspiracy theorists(= people who think sth is the result of secret activities by sb in power) with some wacky ideas.有许多心怀古怪想法的阴谋论者。■thinker [countable] a person who thinks seriously, and often writes, about important things such as society, science or philosophy; a person who thinks in a particular way思想家;思考⋯的人◆He's a radical social thinker and historian.他是个激进的社会思想家和历史学家。◆She was not a deep thinker.她不是个会深刻思考问题的人。◆The company needs more original thinkers.公司需要更多有创意的人。◆I'm not really a creative thinker.我不是个很有创见的人。