"prospector" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 勘探者
• 探礦者

Definition

勘探者是指尋找金礦、石油等有價值礦產資源，通常會探索新領域的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此詞多用於歷史或採礦情境，特別是在淘金熱時期。通常指主動尋找礦產的人，不是礦場擁有者。

Examples

The prospector found gold in the river.

這位**勘探者**在河裡發現了金子。

A prospector uses tools to search for minerals.

**勘探者**用工具尋找礦物。

Many prospectors traveled west during the gold rush.

淘金熱期間，許多**勘探者**向西移動。

Back then, being a prospector was risky but exciting.

當時做**勘探者**很冒險，但也很刺激。

My great-grandfather was a prospector in California.

我的曾祖父曾是加州的**勘探者**。

Not every prospector struck it rich, but many kept searching anyway.

不是每個**勘探者**都能發財，但很多人還是一直尋找。