senior的中文意思

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senior
/ 5si:nIE, 5si:njE /

◙ adjective
1. of a more advanced age
• 年龄大些的
»he is 20 years senior to Leonard.
  她比莱昂纳多大２０岁。
  [Brit.] of, for, or denoting schoolchildren above a certain age, typically eleven
• [英] 大于一定年龄（通常为１１岁）的学童的
   [US] of the final year at a university or high school
• [美] 大学（或中学）最后一年的
  relating to or denoting competitors of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport
• （参赛选手）大于一定年龄的；最高级别的
  [常作 Senior] [postpositive] (in names) denoting the elder of two who have the same name in a family, especially a father as distinct from his son
• [用于姓名中以区别一家中的同名者，尤用于区别同名的父亲与儿子] 大，老
»Henry James senior.
  大亨利•詹姆斯。
2. holding a high and authoritative position
• 高级的；高职的
»he is a senior Finance Ministry official.
  他是财政部高级官员。
  [predic.] (senior to)holding a higher position than
• 职位高于
»the people senior to me in my department.
  我的部门中职位高于我的人。
◙ noun
1. a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else
• 年较长的人
»she was only two years his senior.
  她只比他大两岁。
  an elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner
• （尤指领养老金的）老年人
  a student in one of the higher forms of a senior school
• （高级中学的）高年级学生
  a competitor of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport
• 超过一定年龄的运动员；资深运动员
»at fourteen you move up to the seniors.
  １４岁你就晋升到资深运动员行列。

【派生】

♦ seniority noun

【语源】

1. late Middle English: from Latin, literally older, older man', comparative of senex, sen- 'old man, old'