| 单词 | adult student |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadult student adult student n. a student who is an adult; spec. one who undertakes a course of study at a later age than usual, esp. at a college, university, etc.; cf. mature student n. at mature adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > one who studies > late in life adult student1805 opsimath1808 mature student1953 mature1973 mature-age student1977 1805 J. Carr Northern Summer xvi. 353 Most of the adult students were occupied in painting whole and half length likenesses of the Emperor. 1933 N.Y. Times 10 Dec. n3/1 The education of the part-time and adult student stands out..as a service which institutions of higher learning must recognize and to which they must adapt themselves. 1998 P. E. Herideen Policy, Pedagogy, & Social Inequality 12 Adult students, particularly women, frequently turn to the community college at transitional points in their lives. 2010 Inland Valley Daily Bull. (Ontario, Calif.) (Nexis) 18 Mar. We welcome those adult students from other areas where programs are regrettably being closed. < as lemmas |
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