bearer

1. N-COUNT The bearer of something such as a message is the person who brings it to you. 捎信人; 運送者

I hate to be the bearer of bad news. 我討厭當(dāng)壞消息的捎信人。

2. N-COUNT A bearer of a particular thing is a person who carries it, especially in a ceremony. (尤指典禮中的) 搬運者[正式]

He was the U.S. flag bearer at the 1976 Montreal Games. 他是1976年蒙特利爾奧運會上美國的舉旗手。

3. N-COUNT The bearer of something such as a document, a right, or an official position is the person who possesses it or holds it. 持有者; 擁有者[正式]

...the traditional bourgeois notion of the citizen as a bearer of rights. …傳統(tǒng)的中產(chǎn)階級觀念，認為公民是權(quán)利的所有者。