collector

collector

英 [kə'lektə]
　　美 [kə'lɛktɚ]

n. 收藏傢；[電子] 集電極；收稅員；征收者

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。

例句：

1. An art historian and collector, he was also a practising architect.
他身為藝術歷史學傢和收藏傢，同時也是一名從業建築師。

2. He became a ticket collector at Waterloo Station.
他在滑鐵盧車站當上瞭一名檢票員。

3. He earned his living as a tax collector.
他以收稅為業。

4. It'll be difficult to get past the ticket collector without paying.
不付錢很難瞞過檢票員的.

5. What will you do if the debt collector comes down on you?
要是討債人來向你要錢,你怎麼辦?