archaeologist

archaeologist — noun

1. a scientist whose job is to learn about earlier human societies by digging up an

1.名詞C1
釋義

a scientist whose job is to learn about earlier human societies by digging up and examining what they left behind, such as bones, pottery, weapons, coins, and the remains of houses or temples.

例句

The archaeologists carefully brushed the soil away from a Roman coin near the old wall.

typical action: carefully brushed the soil away

Dr. Tariq, a leading archaeologist, dated the wooden bowl to about 3,000 years ago.

collocation: leading / senior archaeologist

同義詞
  • excavator

    narrower; emphasises the digging side of the job, not the wider study

  • antiquarian

    older, less scientific term for someone who collects and studies ancient objects, often as a hobby

用法筆記

Subject typically performs concrete fieldwork verbs: excavate, dig, uncover, date, recover, brush, examine. Often modified by setting (marine, underwater, field) or seniority (leading, senior, amateur).

常見錯誤

❌She is an archaeologist of dinosaurs.
✅She is a paleontologist who studies dinosaurs.
💡archaeologists study human cultures and what humans made, not natural fossils of extinct animals.
❌The archaeologist read old texts in the library all day.
✅The historian read old texts in the library all day.
💡archaeologists work with physical objects from digs, while historians work mainly with written records.