单词 | junior |
释义 | junior adj. & n. --adj   1. less advanced in age.   2. (foll. by to) inferior in age, standing, or position.   3. the younger (esp. appended to a name for distinction from an older person of the same name).   4. of less or least standing; of the lower or lowest position (junior partner).   5. Brit. (of a school) having pupils in a younger age-range, usu. 7 - 11.   6. US of the year before the final year at university, high school, etc. --n   1. a junior person.   2. one's inferior in length of service etc.   3. a junior student.   4. a barrister who is not a QC.   5. US colloq. a young male child, esp. in relation to his family. Phrases and idioms junior college US a college offering a two-year course esp. in preparation for completion at senior college. junior common (or combination) room Brit.   1. a room for social use by the junior members of a college.   2. the junior members collectively. junior lightweight see LIGHTWEIGHT. junior middleweight see MIDDLEWEIGHT. Derivatives juniority n. Etymology: L, compar. of juvenis young |
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