理论家
Definition
(noun) A person concerned with the theoretical aspects of a subject
Examples
“作为物理学领域的领先理论家，她在量子力学中提出了开创性的概念。”
“他不是理论家，只想把机器修好。”
He's not a theoretician, he just wants to fix the machine.
“周五晚上，理论家们还在咖啡馆里争到脸红。”
On Friday night, the theorists were still arguing so hard in the cafe their faces went red.
“别跟我讲大道理，我要的是能装上去的办法，不是理论家的笔记。”
Don't give me big theories, I want something I can actually install, not a theoretician's notes.
“在上海那场发布会上，李教授一开口，台下的人就知道他是个理论家。”
At the launch event in Shanghai, once Professor Li started talking, everyone in the room could tell he was a theoretician.
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