collector
英 [kə'lektə]
美 [kə'lɛktɚ]
中文詞源
collector 收集者，地方行政長官來自collect, 收集，集中。詞義由收稅者外延至地方行政長官。
英文詞源
- collector (n.)
- late 14c., "gatherer of taxes, etc.," from Anglo-French collectour "collector" (of money or taxes; Old French collector, Modern French collecteur), from Late Latin collector, agent noun from colligere (see collect). Fem. form collectress is attested from 1825.
雙語例句
- 1. An art historian and collector, he was also a practising architect.
- 他身為藝術曆史學家和收藏家，同時也是一名從業建築師。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He became a ticket collector at Waterloo Station.
- 他在滑鐵盧車站當上了一名檢票員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He earned his living as a tax collector.
- 他以收稅為業。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It'll be difficult to get past the ticket collector without paying.
- 不付錢很難瞞過檢票員的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. What will you do if the debt collector comes down on you?
- 要是討債人來向你要錢,你怎麽辦?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》