driver

driver — 名詞

1. a person whose job or activity is to control and operate a car, bus, truck, or a

1.名詞A1
釋義

駕駛員；司機

操控車輛行駛的人

a person whose job or activity is to control and operate a car, bus, truck, or any other vehicle on a road

例句

The truck driver stopped at the rest area for a cup of coffee.

卡車駕駛員在休息區停車，喝了一杯咖啡。

truck driver + rest area — common workplace collocation

Sofie passed her driving test and became a licensed driver last month.

Sofie 上個月通過駕照考試，成為合格的駕駛員。

became a licensed driver — formal qualification phrasing

同義詞
  • motorist

    more formal, used mainly for car drivers on the road, not for professional drivers

  • operator

    formal register, often used for heavy machinery or public transport (bus operator)

  • chauffeur

    specifically a paid driver for a private car, often wearing a uniform

反義詞
  • passenger

    someone who travels in a vehicle but does not control it

用法筆記

Commonly combined with the type of vehicle or job: bus driver, truck driver, taxi driver. The person is assumed to be in control of the vehicle, not a passenger.

常見錯誤

❌The driver of the bus sat in the back reading a book.
✅The passenger sat in the back reading a book.
💡driver means the person who controls the vehicle, not someone riding in it.

2. a key factor, condition, or force that pushes events forward, causes growth, or

2.名詞B2
釋義

驅動因素

推動事物發展或成長的力量

a key factor, condition, or force that pushes events forward, causes growth, or motivates change in a particular situation — for example, consumer demand driving product innovation, or rising costs driving a company's strategy shift

例句

Technology investment has been the main driver of economic growth in the region.

科技投資一直是該地區經濟成長的主要驅動因素。

main driver of + [economic growth] — common abstract collocation

Consumer demand is the strongest driver behind the latest wave of product innovation.

消費者需求是帶動最新一波產品創新的最強驅動因素。

同義詞
  • catalyst

    stronger, implies speeding up a process that would otherwise be slow

  • engine

    metaphorical, suggests sustained power behind growth

  • motive

    personal/psychological reason, not a broad economic factor

反義詞
  • result

    a driver causes something; a result is what happens because of the driver

  • barrier

    something that blocks or slows progress, opposite of a driver

文法句型

driver + of + [noun phrase]

用法筆記

Almost always followed by 'of' or 'behind' to specify the area being affected. Subject is typically an economic, social, or business factor. Frequently appears with adjectives like main, primary, key, major, strongest.

常見錯誤

❌The driver of the company is profit.
✅Profit is the main driver of the company's decisions.
💡driver in this sense names the cause, not the person in charge.

3. a small computer program that controls how a device like a printer, scanner, or

3.名詞B1
釋義

驅動程式

連接作業系統與硬體設備的程式

a small computer program that controls how a device like a printer, scanner, or graphics board sends and receives data with the main operating system of a computer

例句

Mira downloaded the latest printer driver from the manufacturer's website.

Mira 從製造商網站下載了最新的印表機驅動程式。

downloaded the latest printer driver — typical user action + device type

The new graphics card would not work until Yan installed the correct driver.

Yan 安裝正確的驅動程式之前，新的顯示卡無法運作。

同義詞

用法筆記

Often pre-modified by the device name (printer driver, graphics driver, audio driver). Common verbs: install, update, download, remove. Do not confuse with 'application' — a driver runs in the background and has no user interface.

常見錯誤

❌I opened the driver to write a letter.
✅I installed the printer driver so my computer could send documents to the printer.
💡a driver has no user interface; you don't 'open' it like a word processor.

4. a long golf club featuring a broad rounded head, built to send the ball across g

4.名詞B1
釋義

一號木桿

高爾夫開球用的長距離球桿

a long golf club featuring a broad rounded head, built to send the ball across great yardages from the teeing area at the beginning of each hole

例句

The golf pro handed Indra a driver and showed her how to hold it.

高爾夫教練拿了一支一號木桿給 Indra，並示範如何握住它。

Élise hit the ball over two hundred yards with her new driver.

Élise 用她的新一號木桿將球打了兩百多碼遠。

hit + [distance] + with + [her] + driver — typical performance frame

同義詞
  • one wood

    older term based on the numbering system; less common among casual golfers today

  • wood

    broader category that includes the driver and fairway woods

反義詞
  • putter

    a short club used on the green for the final, precise shots

用法筆記

Used only in golf. Also called a 'one wood' (1-wood) by some players. Contrasts with irons, wedges, and putters — each used for different distances and situations on the course.

常見錯誤

❌She putted the ball with a driver.
✅She hit the ball off the tee with a driver.
💡a driver is for long-distance tee shots, not for putting on the green.