investor
investor — 名詞
1. someone who supplies money to a business, project, or financial product such as
投資者
投入資金以獲取利潤的人或機構
someone who supplies money to a business, project, or financial product such as shares, hoping to get back more than they put in.
Theo became an investor in a local bakery after tasting its cakes.
Theo 在品嚐了一家當地烘焙坊的蛋糕後，成為了該店的投資者。
investor in [business]: specifies the venture backed
Many investors sold their company shares when the market fell sharply.
市場大幅下跌時，許多投資者賣掉了他們的公司持股。
A group of international investors funded the construction of a new port.
一群國際投資者出資建造了一座新港口。
Before investing, careful investors study market trends for several months.
在投入資金之前，謹慎的投資者會花數月時間研究市場趨勢。
Small investors in the town raised money to save the old library.
鎮上的小額投資者籌集資金，以拯救那座老舊的圖書館。
- shareholder
narrower — specifically owns shares in a company, whereas an investor may put money into any venture
- backer
less formal — often used for supporting a specific project, person, or creative work
- financier
more formal — typically refers to someone providing large amounts of capital for major deals
- borrower
takes money rather than providing it
用法筆記
Frequently appears with the preposition 'in' (investor in something) and with adjectives describing risk level, such as risk-averse investor or institutional investor.