bearer

英 [ˈbeərə(r)]

美 [ˈberər]

n.  (尤指在礼仪中)持…者; 传达消息者; 送信人; 持有者; 正式持有人; 持票人

复数：bearers　

经济

Collins.1 / BNC.9679 / COCA.11977

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指在礼仪中）持…者
  a person whose job it is to carry sth, especially at a ceremony
  1. coffin bearers
     扶灵者
• 传达消息者；送信人
  a person who brings a message, a letter, etc.
  1. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
     很遗憾我带来了坏消息。
• 持有者；正式持有人；持票人
  a person who has sth with them or is the official owner of sth, such as a document
  1. A pass will allow the bearer to enter the building.
     持有通行证者方可进入这栋大楼。
• （观念、传统等的）传授者，传播者
  a person who has knowledge of sth, such as an idea or a tradition, and makes sure that it is not forgotten, by teaching others about it

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 送（口信等）的人；带信人
  Thebearer ofsomething such as a message is the person who brings it to you.
  1. I hate to be the bearer of bad news.
     我讨厌告诉别人坏消息。
• N-COUNT 举（或抬、持）…的人
  Abearerof a particular thing is a person who carries it, especially in a ceremony.
  1. ...Britain's flag bearer at the Olympic Games opening ceremony...
     奥运会开幕式上的英国旗手
  2. The Speaker is preceded by the mace-bearer upon his entry to the chamber.
     当议长走进议事厅的时候，前面由执议长权标的人开路。
• N-COUNT 拥有（某文件、权利或职位）的人；持有…的人；持有者
  Thebearer ofsomething such as a document, a right, or an official position is the person who possesses it or holds it.
  1. ...the traditional bourgeois notion of the citizen as a bearer of rights...
     认为公民是权利拥有者的传统中产阶级观念
  2. Later he called a meeting of his party's central office bearers...
     后来他召集了他所属党派的核心领导人开会。
  3. Spanish identity documents state the bearer's profession.
     西班牙的身份证件会注明证件持有者的职业。
• N-COUNT （传统、想法或特征等的）保持者，拥有者
  Thebearer ofa tradition, idea, or characteristic is someone or something that is particularly associated with it and passes it on to other people or situations.
  1. Generally, the lower classes are considered to be the bearers of tradition.
     总的来说，下层民众被认为是传统的保持者。
• （在旧时的印度指欧洲人的）当地用人，土著仆人
  In former times, especially in India, abearerwas a native servant of a European.
• See also:pallbearerstandard bearer

英英释义

noun

• someone whose employment involves carrying something
  1. the bonds were transmitted by carrier
  Synonym:carriertoter
• the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it
  1. the bond was marked `payable to bearer'
  Synonym:holder
• a messenger who bears or presents
  1. a bearer of good tidings
• one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral
  Synonym:pallbearer

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