senior

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈsinjɚ/|/ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An old person. US
    — Grave and reverend seniors seemed to have caught the prevailing spirit as badly as the students, and I saw white-bearded men rising and shaking their fists at the obdurate Professor.
  2. Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
    — He was four years her senior.
  3. Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
  4. An elder or presbyter in the early Church. obsolete
    — Then Peter full of the holy gooſt ſayd vnto them. Ye ruelars of the people / and ſeniours of iſrahel[…].
  5. Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
  6. A final-year student at a high school or university; a finalist. Philippines,US
形容词 adj.
  1. Older.
    — senior citizen
  2. Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
    — senior member; senior counsel
  3. Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university. US
  4. Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience. Canada,US
    — senior hockey
  5. Synonym of elder.
    — It is unusual for the senior hand to leave even one of the five cards to which he is entitled. It indicated an unusually strong hand.

词形变化

more senior comparative most senior superlative seniour alternative,obsolete seniors plural seniour alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
long in the tooth on in years masters veteran
反义词
junior
衍生词
nonsenior senior bond senior captain senior chief petty officer senior chief warrant officer senior college senior colonel Senior Counsel senior high senior higher senior high school seniorhood senior hurling senior infant senioritis seniority seniorize senior lecturer seniorlike seniorly senior moment seniormost seniorness senior note senior patrol leader seniorpreneur senior researcher senior school seniorship senior ship of the line captain senior ship-of-the-line captain senior slide senior status senior synonym senior theater senior vice president senior warrant officer subsenior supersenior
相关词
senile senate sir

词源

词源 1
From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
词源 2
From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.
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