单词 | curator |
释义 | curator (kjʊreɪtəʳ) Word forms: plural curators countable noun A curator is someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery. Peter Forey is curator of fossil fishes at the Natural History Museum. curator in British English (kjʊəˈreɪtə) noun 1. the administrative head of a museum, art gallery, or similar institution 2. law, mainly Scottish a guardian of a minor or other vulnerable person Derived forms curatorial (ˌkjʊərəˈtɔːrɪəl) adjective curatorship (cuˈratorˌship) noun Word origin C14: from Latin: one who cares, from cūrāre to care for, from cūra carecurator in American English (kjuˈreɪtər; ˈkjʊrˌeɪtər; ˈkjʊrətər) noun 1. a person in charge of a formal collection or exhibition, as at a museum or zoo 2. a guardian, as of a minor Derived forms curatorial (ˌcuraˈtorial) (ˌkjʊrəˈtɔriəl) adjective curatorship (cuˈratorˌship) noun Word origin ME curatour < L curator < curare: see curativeExamples of 'curator' in a sentence |
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