| 单词 | sophomore |
| 释义 | sophomore (once / 1747 pages) nadj A sophomore is in their second year, either in high school or college. Once you became a sophomore, thinking you now knew everything, you pitied the freshmen for their confusion over how to write college papers. Sophomore comes from the word sophism which means "a bad argument that's clever but false," and that's sometimes how sophomores in college act. They're not bright-eyed newcomers anymore, and think they know a lot, but really they've much to learn. We also use the word for other seconds: a band's second album is usually called their sophomore album. WORD FAMILYsophomore: sophomores USAGE EXAMPLESThe text message arrived on Koa Farmer’s phone as Penn State ’s third-year sophomore slept the morning after Christmas. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) His is a young team, his best players a freshman and a sophomore, and he is a coach who never stops teaching. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Now she’s 20 and is just finishing off her sophomore album. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a second-year undergraduate Syn|Hyper soph lowerclassman, underclassman an undergraduate who is not yet a senior 2adj used of the second year in United States high school or college the sophomore class his sophomore year Syn second-year intermediate lying between two extremes in time or space or state |
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