facilitator 是一个名词,指"促进者、协调人、引导者",通常指在讨论、会议或活动中帮助推动进程、协调各方意见的人。
/fəˈsɪlɪteɪtər/
The facilitator helped the team reach a decision quickly.
协调人帮助团队迅速达成了决定。
As the workshop facilitator, she skillfully guided participants through complex discussions, ensuring that every voice was heard and that the group stayed focused on the objectives.
作为工作坊的引导者,她巧妙地引导参与者进行复杂的讨论,确保每个人的声音都被听到,并让大家始终聚焦于目标。
facilitator 源自拉丁语 facilis,意为"容易的",其动词形式 facilitare 意为"使……变得容易"。英语中先有动词 facilitate(促进、使便利),后加上表示"做某事的人"的后缀 -ator,构成 facilitator,即"使事情变得容易的人"。该词在20世纪中期开始广泛使用,尤其在教育、商业和社会工作领域。