alumnus
英 [?'l?mn?s]
美 [?'l?mn?s]
助記提示
1. al- "nourish" + -umn (-omen-在此單詞中的變體) + -us (拉丁語后綴).
2. literally "foster son".
3. 因?yàn)槎及褜W(xué)校比喻為母校，因此學(xué)校就像是養(yǎng)母，由此引申為：同一所學(xué)校畢業(yè)的學(xué)生，或者就是畢業(yè)生。
4. 該詞的陰性形式為：alumna.
5. alumna => alumnae, alumnus => alumni.
中文詞源
alumnus 男校友alumn, 校友，詞根al擴(kuò)大格，al, 滋養(yǎng)。-us, 拉丁語陽性詞綴。其復(fù)數(shù)形式為-i.
英文詞源
- alumnus
- alumnus: see alma mater
- alumnus (n.)
- 1640s, from Latin alumnus "a pupil," literally "foster son," vestigial present passive participle of alere "to nourish" (see old), with ending akin to Greek -omenos. Plural is alumni. Fem. is alumna (1882), fem. plural alumnae.
雙語例句
- 1. The rich alumnus endowed the college with half of his fortune.
- 這位富有的校友把其一半的財(cái)產(chǎn)捐贈(zèng)給這所大學(xué).
來自辭典例句
- 2. The chief financial officer, Adrian Joseph, is another Lion Brewery alumnus.
- 公司首席財(cái)務(wù)官阿德里安?約瑟夫(AdrianJoseph)是另一位來自雄獅釀酒公司的員工.
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- 3. Alumnus Art Exhibition , Eppley Gallery , Morningside College Sioux City, Iowa, 1998.
- ˙1998年朝陽大學(xué)校友展,亞波黎畫廊, 愛荷華州, 朝陽大學(xué).
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- 4. RCLS students, parents or Alumnus are encouraged to participate.
- 請(qǐng)老師 、 家長(zhǎng)、學(xué)生以及校友一起踴躍參加.
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- 5. My father is an alumnus of UCLA.
- 我父親是加州大學(xué)洛山磯分校的畢業(yè)生.
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