adventurer
noun /ədˈventʃərə(r)/
/ədˈventʃərər/
- (old-fashioned) a person who enjoys exciting new experiences, especially going to unusual places
冒险者；冒险家 - He’s a romantic at heart, a born adventurer.
他本质上是个浪漫主义者，天生的冒险家。 - The buildings are named after great sailors and adventurers like Drake and Nelson.
这些建筑以德雷克和纳尔逊等伟大的水手和冒险家的名字命名。 - The city was a natural meeting point for traders and adventurers travelling from East to West.
这座城市是从东到西旅行的商人和冒险家的天然聚集地。
- He’s a romantic at heart, a born adventurer.
- (often disapproving) a person who is willing to take risks or act in a dishonest way in order to gain money or power
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词源late 15th cent. (denoting a gambler): from French aventurier, from aventurer ‘venture upon’, based on Latin adventurus ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’, from ad- ‘to’ + venire ‘come’.