| 单词 | alumnus |
| 释义 | alumnus (once / 2430 pages) n An alumnus is a graduate of a school. You can be an alumnus of a high school, college or university. Want to be an alumnus? Then you'd better study hard and graduate: an alumnus has received a diploma or degree from a school. You've probably heard of some famous or successful alumni (the plural of alumnus from your own school: schools tend to be proud of students who have gone on to do well. Schools also like to ask each alumnus (famous or not) to give back to the school — usually monetarily. WORD FAMILYalumnus: alumni USAGE EXAMPLESThis year, as usual, the firm invited alumni, including me, to its holiday party at the Plaza Hotel. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Harriott and George F. Smith, St. Thomas’s athletic director, learned about the robots through an alumni parent, and asked for a demonstration. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) It runs a program that connects hundreds of alumni and other professionals with students. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) n a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) Syn|Hypo|Hyper alum, alumna, grad, graduate Ivy Leaguer a student or graduate at an Ivy League school old boya former male pupil of a school bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines |
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