varsity

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈvɑː.sɪ.ti/    美 /ˈvɑɹ.sɪ.ti/|[ˈvɑɹsɪɾi]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. university attributive,countable,often,uncountable
    — […] and then to lyrically proclaim that, not only was it a way they had in the Varsity to drive dull care away, but that the same practice was also pursued in the army and navy for the attainment of a similar end.
  2. The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.) US,countable,uncountable
    — There were sixteen of them in all, for the most part upper classmen who had failed to make the varsity the year before, with a sprinkling of sophomores and two freshmen.

词形变化

varsities plural

词汇关系

衍生词
intervarsity junior varsity varsity letter varsity jacket

词源

First attested in the mid 17th century. Clipping of univarsity, reflecting an archaic pronunciation of university.
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