adopter

adopter — 名詞

1. someone who picks up a newly released product, idea, or piece of technology, esp

1.名詞C1
釋義

採用者

率先或較早開始使用某新產品的人

someone who picks up a newly released product, idea, or piece of technology, especially earlier than most other people.

例句

Faisal was an early adopter of electric cars and has been driving one since 2015.

Faisal 是電動車的早期採用者，從 2015 年就一直開到現在。

collocation: early adopter of [technology]

Hospitals are usually slow adopters of new software because patient data must stay safe.

醫院通常是新軟體的緩慢採用者，因為病患資料必須維持安全。

collocation: slow adopter of

同義詞
  • user

    much broader; doesn't imply being among the first

  • pioneer

    stronger — suggests creating or championing, not just using

  • trailblazer

    informal and praising; emphasises leading others

反義詞
  • laggard

    marketing term for someone who adopts last, often reluctantly

  • holdout

    someone who refuses to switch even when most others have

文法句型

adopter of [product/technology]

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by a speed-related modifier such as 'early', 'late', 'slow', or 'first'; a bare 'adopter' on its own sounds incomplete.

常見錯誤

❌She is an adopter of the new phone.
✅She is an early adopter of the new phone.
💡without a modifier like 'early/late/first', the noun feels unfinished in tech contexts.

2. an adult who legally takes another person's child into their family and raises t

2.名詞C1
釋義

領養人

經由法律程序收養孩子的人

an adult who legally takes another person's child into their family and raises that child as their own.

例句

Eitan and his husband became the adopters of two siblings from the local children's home.

Eitan 與他的丈夫成為當地育幼院兩個兄弟姊妹的領養人。

structure: become the adopter(s) of [child]

The agency runs a weekend course to prepare new adopters for life with a traumatised toddler.

這家機構辦了一個週末課程，幫新手領養人準備照顧受過創傷的幼兒。

collocation: prepare adopters for

同義詞
  • adoptive parent

    warmer, more personal; standard in family contexts

  • foster parent

    different role — temporary care, no legal transfer of parenthood

反義詞

文法句型

[the] adopter of [child]

用法筆記

Used mostly in legal, social-work, or news writing; in everyday speech people more often say 'adoptive parent' or simply 'parent'.

常見錯誤

❌My adopters love me very much.
✅My adoptive parents love me very much.
💡within a family, the warm everyday term is 'adoptive parent', not 'adopter'.