interpreter

英 [ɪn'tɜːprɪtə] 美[ɪn'tɝprɪtɚ]

• n. 解释者；口译者；注释器

1. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

2. someone who uses art to represent something;

"his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"

"she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"

3. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose;

"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

4. (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time