| 单词 | the wedge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe (wooden) wedge 8. Cambridge University. the (wooden) wedge: the student last in the classical tripos list.This counterpart of the older ‘wooden spoon’ (see wooden adj.), designating the last man in the mathematical tripos, was suggested by the fact that in the first classical tripos (1824) the last man was Wedgwood of Christ's College, afterwards famous as an English etymologist. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > candidates > who passes > passing at university > placed in tripos optime1658 wrangler1750 opt1755 optimate1792 wooden spoon1803 spoon1824 op1828 senior wrangler1831 wedge1852 senior classic1859 1852 C. A. Bristed Five Years Eng. University (ed. 2) 253 Of the remainder, five were Wranglers, four of these Double men, and a fifth a favorite for the Wedge... The last man is called the Wedge, corresponding to the Spoon in Mathematics. < as lemmas |
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