alumni

a·lum·nus

A0235700 (ə-lŭm′nəs)n. pl. a·lum·ni (-nī′) A male graduate or former student of a school, college, or university.

[Latin, pupil, from alere, to nourish; see al- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: Alumnus and alumna both come from Latin and preserve Latin plurals. Alumnus is a masculine noun whose plural is alumni, and alumna is a feminine noun whose plural is alumnae. Coeducational institutions usually use alumni for graduates of both sexes. But those who object to masculine forms in such cases may prefer using alumni and alumnae, alumnae/i, or the more casual alums. The word graduates also presents a gender-neutral alternative.

alumnus, alumna, alumni - Alumnus and alumna stem from Latin alere, "to nourish or be nourished," now by a university; originally alumnus was a pupil and now it is a male graduate. Alumni refers to either sex.See also related terms for nourish.

单词	alumni
释义	alumni a·lum·nus A0235700 (ə-lŭm′nəs)n. pl. a·lum·ni (-nī′) A male graduate or former student of a school, college, or university. [Latin, pupil, from alere, to nourish; see al- in Indo-European roots.]*Usage Note:* Alumnus and alumna both come from Latin and preserve Latin plurals. Alumnus is a masculine noun whose plural is alumni, and alumna is a feminine noun whose plural is alumnae. Coeducational institutions usually use alumni for graduates of both sexes. But those who object to masculine forms in such cases may prefer using alumni and alumnae, alumnae/i, or the more casual alums. The word graduates also presents a gender-neutral alternative. alumnus, alumna, alumni - Alumnus and alumna stem from Latin alere, "to nourish or be nourished," now by a university; originally alumnus was a pupil and now it is a male graduate. Alumni refers to either sex.See also related terms for nourish. LegalSeeAlumnusThesaurusSeealumnus
随便看	ernst kuno berthold fischer ernst kurth ernst laas ernst laquer ernst leopold salkowski ernst l heim ernst lubitsch ernst ludvig kirchner ernst ludwig franz kromayer ernst ludwig kirchner ernst mach ernst mach society ernst mansfeld ernst max ernst, max ernst may ernst mayer ernst mayr ernst meinicke ernst meumann ernst moritz arndt ernst moro ernst motais ernst munchmeyer ernst nolte