scholar ♦︎ philosopher ♦︎ intellectual ♦︎ academic ♦︎ theorist ♦︎ thinkerThese are all words for a person who is very intelligent or who thinks a lot about important matters.這些詞均表示學者、知識分子、理論家。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學者◆an eminent German scholar一位著名的德國學者◆a scholar of the Enlightenment一位研究啓蒙運動的學者 see also scholarly ⇨ educational, scholarship ⇨ knowledge■philosopher [countable] a person who studies or writes about philosophy; a person who thinks deeply about things哲學家;善於思考的人◆We studied the writings of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.我們學習了希臘哲學家亞裏士多德的著作。◆She seems to be a bit of a philosopher.她有點像個思想家。■intellectualˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl [countable] a person who is interested in subjects, ideas and activities that involve serious thought, especially sb who is well educated知識分子;腦力勞動者◆He was a leading intellectual of his day.他是那個時代傑出的知識分子。 see also intellectual ⇨ intellectualadj.2■academic ˌækəˈdemɪk [countable] a person who teaches and/or does research at a university or college高校教師;高校科研人員◆Many senior academics are taking up positions overseas.許多資深高校科研人員正在海外供職。 see also academic ⇨ educationaladj., don ⇨ lecturer➡ See also the entry for professor另見professor條■theoristˈθɪərɪst; NAmEˈθiːərɪst, ˈθɪrɪst [countable] a person who develops new ideas and principles about a particular subject理論家;理論工作者◆Feminist theorists have long talked about the way women are represented in the media.女性主義理論家一直在研究媒體中的女性形象問題。◆There are plenty of conspiracy theorists(= people who think sth is the result of secret activities by sb in power) with some wacky ideas.有許多心懷古怪想法的陰謀論者。■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.他是個激進的社會思想家和歷史學家。◆She was not a deep thinker.她不是個會深刻思考問題的人。◆The company needs more original thinkers.公司需要更多有創意的人。◆I'm not really a creative thinker.我不是個很有創見的人。