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commentator

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++com·men·ta·tor /ˈkɒmənteɪtə $ ˈkɑːmənteɪtər/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable]  1 TCNAMsomeone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and who writes about it or discusses it on the television or radio 评论员 political commentators 政治评论员2 AMDESCRIBEsomeone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening 实况播音员;实况解说员 a sports commentator 体育解说员
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commentatora college basketball commentatorMusicians, critics and cultural commentators often compare recorded music unfavourably with live performance.Lamar Alexander and news commentator Pat Buchanan, both of whom themselves are men of substantial financial means.She was the former political commentator on the evening news.The solutions offered by New Right commentators and their fate is the subject of later chapters.Some commentators see such developments as further evidence of the erosion of local democracy.Parcells, the former New York Giants coach, later became a sports commentator on television.Once he gets going, there is no stopping this longtime Chicago talk-show host, sports commentator, actor, professional raconteur.Television commentator Patrick J.. Buchanan, whose name was only on about two-thirds of the state ballots, came in third.The comedian outdrew the commentator on Friday.The commentator even remarked on the fact that the two loose horses leading the field had caused no hindrance.sports commentatorOnce he gets going, there is no stopping this longtime Chicago talk-show host, sports commentator, actor, professional raconteur.
Origin commentator (1300-1400) Latin commentari to comment, from comminisci; → COMMENT1
com·men·ta·tor nounChineseSyllable
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commentator
commentator AC /ˈkɒmənteɪtə $ ˈkɑːmənteɪtər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: commentari 'to comment', from comminisci; comment1
1. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and who writes about it or discusses it on the television or radio:
    political commentators
2. someone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening:
    a sports commentator


com·men·ta·tor AW BrE /ˈkɒmənteɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːmənteɪtər/ 🔊 noun~ (on sth) a person who is an expert on a particular subject and talks or writes about it on television or radio, or in a newspaper (电视台、电台或报章的)评论员a political commentator政治评论员a person who describes an event while it is happening, especially on television or radio (尤指电视台或电台的)现场解说员,实况播音员a television/sports commentator 电视台/体育运动实况解说员