释义
[ uh -luhm -nuh ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈlʌm nə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural a·lum·nae [uh -luhm -nee]. /əˈlʌm ni/. a woman who is a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university.
Origin of alumna An Americanism dating back to 1840–45; from Latin: “foster daughter, pupil”; feminine of alumnus
usage note for alumna See alumnus.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH alumna alum, alumna , alumnae , alumni, alumnus Words nearby alumna aluminum oxide, aluminum plant, aluminum silicate, aluminum soap, aluminum sulfate, alumna , alumni, alumnus, Alum Rock, alumroot, Alundum
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Example sentences from the Web for alumna Laura Ball is a journalist-in-residence at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, a Thiel Fellow, and an alumna of the Math Prize for Girls program.
Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Laura Ball| September 2, 2020| Nautilus
The ‘SNL’ alumna is back with her first film since ‘Bridesmaids.’
Kristen Wiig on ‘Girl Most Likely’ and Why She Nixed ‘Bridesmaids 2’ | Marlow Stern| July 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
"Women are expected to do everything, do it well, and look hot while doing it," one alumna told the commission.
Princeton's Woman Problem | Evan Thomas| March 21, 2011| DAILY BEAST
“You are buying into that network,” says one recent Harvard alumna .
Ivy League After Dark | Rebecca Davis O'Brien| March 21, 2011| DAILY BEAST
“They claim me as an alumna , though I did not alum,” she said.
Melissa Leo Breaks Oscar Silence | Jacob Bernstein| February 21, 2011| DAILY BEAST
A debate was sometimes introduced, a Shakespeare reading, or an address by an alumna student.
Earliest Years at Vassar | Frances A. Wood
It was founded by an alumna for marked proficiency in English with general excellency in other lines.
Daddy Long-Legs | Jean Webster
To the alumna and the student, the picture called up by those words is sufficiently definite and demands no amplification.
Teddy: Her Book | Anna Chapin Ray
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British Dictionary definitions for alumna noun plural -nae (-niː ) mainly US and Canadian a female graduate of a school, college, etc
Word Origin for alumna C19: feminine of alumnus
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Words related to alumna alum, postgraduate