An archivist is someone who works in an archive: the old papers, photos, recordings, and files that a government, a company, a family, or a library keeps so they are not lost. The job is more than putting boxes on a shelf. An archivist decides what to keep, how to label it, who may see it, and how to find one letter in a mountain of paper — or, these days, one file on a disk.

An archivist An archivist is someone who works in an archive是在檔案館工作的人： the old papers, photos, recordings, and files負責舊文件、照片、錄音和檔案 that a government, a company, a family, or a library keeps政府、公司、家族或圖書館保存下來 so they are not lost不想遺失的。The job is more than putting boxes on a shelf這份工作不只是把箱子放到架上而已。An archivist decides archivist要決定 what to keep保留什麼、 how to label it怎麼標記、 who may see it誰能看， and how to find one letter in a mountain of paper以及如何在一堆文件裡找到一封信 — or, these days, one file on a disk或者現在也要在硬碟裡找到一個檔案。

It is a job title, slightly formal. You will hear it in museums, government offices, and universities.

It is a job title這是個職稱， slightly formal稍微正式一點。You will hear it你會聽到這個字 in museums在博物館、 government offices政府機關、 and universities和大學裡。

Though actually, people mix the job with a librarian’s. A librarian looks after books people still read and borrow; an archivist looks after records kept as evidence of the past. The two jobs can sit in the same building, but they are not the same.

Though actually不過， people mix the job with a librarian's大家常常把這個工作跟librarian（圖書館員）搞混。A librarian looks after books people still read and borrowlibrarian照顧的是大家還在讀、還在借的書； an archivist looks after records kept as evidence of the pastarchivist照顧的則是作為過去證據保存下來的紀錄。The two jobs can sit in the same building這兩個工作可能在同一棟建築裡， but they are not the same但並不是同一件事。

It is also easy, from the sound, to hear architect — a person who designs buildings. That is a completely different word.

It is also easy, from the sound, to hear architect光聽發音也很容易誤聽成architect — a person who designs buildings設計建築物的人。That is a completely different word那是完全不同的字。