释义 |
‖ sensei|sɛnˈseɪ| [Jap.] In Japan: a teacher or instructor; a professor; a respectful title, occasionally with ironic connotations, for one skilled in an art. Also transf.
1884tr. J. J. Rein's Japan ii. i. 378 The Ban-i (foreign barbarian) of yesterday was the Ijin-san (foreign gentleman) of to-day, and in the mode of address even a sen-sei (worthy scholar). 1934E. Blunden Mind's Eye 93 A copy of some newly acquired book, or a Japanese clay figure for the sensei's table. 1959Times Lit. Suppl. 10 July 411/1 The ordinary reader begins to feel that he cannot get very far in poetry without a sensei or a guru. 1972J. Ball Five Pieces of Jade iii. 35 My karate sensei tells me that I should learn Japanese. 1981J. Melville Sort of Samurai i. 7 I'm afraid your colleague my father never really forgave me, Horiguchi-sensei. |