analyst ♦︎ critic ♦︎ observer ♦︎ commentator ♦︎ watcherThese are all words for a person who watches and considers events and situations, usually in order to give an opinion about them on television or radio or in a newspaper.这些词均表示分析员、评论家。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an analyst / a critic / a commentator for sb / sth◆an astute / independent analyst / critic / observer / commentator◆a keen analyst / critic / observer◆a social analyst / critic / commentator / observer◆a / an media / industry analyst / observer / commentator / watcher◆a political / military analyst / observer / commentator◆to surprise analysts / critics / commentators / observers / watchers◆to strike critics / observers / watchers■analyst [countable] a person whose job is to watch and consider events and situations in a particular area such as finance or politics so that they can give their opinion on them(财经、政治等的)分析员,评论员◆City analysts forecast pre-tax profits of £40 billion this year.伦敦财经分析师预测今年的税前利润将达到400亿英镑。■critic [countable] a person whose job is to express their opinions about the good and bad qualities of things such as books, films, music, changes in society, etc.(书籍、电影、音乐、社会变革等的)批评家,评论员◆He's a restaurant critic for 'The Times'.他在《泰晤士报》写餐厅评论文章。◆The critics loved the movie.影评人喜欢这部电影。■observerəbˈzɜːvə(r); NAmEəbˈzɜːrvər [countable] a person who watches and studies particular events and situations as they happen观察家;评论员;评论家◆Observers noted an absence of the violence which had been a feature of previous elections.观察家注意到没有发生以往选举常见的暴力。■commentatorˈkɒmənteɪtə(r); NAmEˈkɑːmənteɪtər [countable] a person whose job is to watch and consider events and situations in a particular area, such as politics or society and talk or write about them on television or radio, or in a newspaper(电视台、电台或报刊的政治或社会)评论员◆She's a political commentator for the BBC.她是英国广播公司的政治评论员。◆He is best known as a commentator on culture and the arts.他是著名的文化艺术评论员。■watcher [countable] (often in compounds常构成复合词) (ratherinformal, especially journalism尤用于新闻) a person who watches and considers particular people or a particular subject and talks or writes about them in books, on television or radio, or in a newspaper(著书或在电视台、电台或报刊发表评论的)观察员◆There are now several books on the princess by various royal watchers.目前有几本不同王室观察员撰写的有关王妃的书。NOTE辨析 Which word?Analysts, critics and commentators do a job and they are usually employed by or do work for a company or organization. Observers and watchers are informed people who may write books and articles or be paid to give advice, but are not usually employed on a regular basis. * analyst、critic和commentator通常受雇于某个公司或机构,或为该公司或机构工作。observer和watcher是指写书、写文章或做有偿咨询的有识之士,但是通常不长期受雇于任何机构◆She's a political observer/watcher for the BBC.A commentator has the job of explaining a subject and giving opinions on it for the general public, on television or radio or in the newspapers. An analyst has the job of explaining a subject and giving opinions and advice to other professional people. * commentator的工作是在电视台、电台或报刊上为公众就某个专题进行解释和评论,analyst的工作是为其他专业人士就某个专题进行解释,提供观点和建议。