| 单词 | tutor |
| 释义 | tutor —tutorless, adj. —tutorship, n. /tooh"teuhr, tyooh"-/, n. 1. a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, esp. a private instructor. 2. a teacher of academic rank lower than instructor in some American universities and colleges. 3. a teacher without institutional connection who assists students in preparing for examinations. 4. (esp. at Oxford and Cambridge) a university officer, usually a fellow, responsible for teaching and supervising a number of undergraduates. 5. the guardian of a boy or girl below the age of puberty or majority. v.t. 6. to act as a tutor to; teach or instruct, esp. privately. 7. to have the guardianship, instruction, or care of. 8. to instruct underhandedly; coach: to tutor a witness before he testifies. 9. Archaic. a. to train, school, or discipline. b. to admonish or reprove. v.i. 10. to act as a tutor or private instructor. 11. to study privately with a tutor. [1350-1400; ME < L tutor protector, equiv. to tu- (var. s. of tueri to guard; see TUTELAGE) + -tor -TOR] Syn. 6. See teach. |
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