An anchorperson is the person who sits in the TV studio, reads the news, and brings in reports from other places. They hold the whole programme together.

An anchorperson is the person who sits in the TV studioanchorperson是坐在電視攝影棚裡的那個人， reads the news播報新聞， and brings in reports from other places並且串接其他地方傳回來的報導。 They hold the whole programme together他們把整個節目串在一起。

English already had anchorman for this job. The picture is like a ship’s anchor: the person who stops the show from drifting. Later, people wanted a word that does not say “man,” so they built anchorperson from anchor + person, the way chairperson was built.

English already had anchorman for this job英文本來就有anchorman這個字在指這份工作。 The picture is like a ship's anchor這個畫面就像船的錨（anchor）： the person who stops the show from drifting這個人讓節目不會'漂走'。 Later, people wanted a word that does not say “man,”後來人們想要一個不特別指'man'（男性）的字， so they built anchorperson from anchor + person於是用anchor+person造出anchorperson， the way chairperson was built就像chairperson是這樣造出來的一樣。

In everyday talk many people now just say anchor. Anchorperson sounds a little careful and official; you meet it in job titles and in writing that is trying to be fair about gender.

In everyday talk many people now just say anchor日常對話裡很多人現在乾脆說anchor就好。 Anchorperson sounds a little careful and officialAnchorperson聽起來比較講究、正式一點； you meet it in job titles and in writing that is trying to be fair about gender你會在職稱、以及想在性別用詞上力求公平的文章裡看到它。

It is mainly a TV word. On the radio, people more often say presenter or newscaster, though the jobs overlap.

It is mainly a TV word這主要是電視用語。 On the radio, people more often say presenter or newscaster在廣播裡，人們更常說presenter或newscaster， though the jobs overlap雖然這些工作其實有重疊。