名複: seniors
a.
- 年長的,年紀較大的[(+to)]
- 地位較高的;年資較深的[(+to)]
- 【美】四年級生的;【英】高年級生的
- 高級的;前輩的
- (置姓名後表示年長者,常大寫)老……,大……
n.[C]
- 較年長者
- 前輩;上司;學長;資深人士
- 【美】(大學)四年級生;【英】(大學)高年級生
- 【英】(大學)評議員
衍生
n. [U]
seniority
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
/ˈsiːnɪə, ˈsiːnjə/
adj.
- for or denoting older people. ▸Brit. for or denoting schoolchildren above a certain age, typically eleven.▸US of the final year at a university or high school.
- [postpos.] denoting the elder of two with the same name in a family.
- high or higher in rank or status.
n.
- a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else:
- a student in one of the higher forms of a senior school.
- (in sport) a competitor of above a certain age or of the highest status.
- an elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner.
Derivative
- seniority n.
Etymology
ME: from L., lit. ‘older, older man’, compar. of senex, sen- ‘old man, old’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》