an experienced and trusted adviser (经验丰富值得信赖的)导师;指导者 he was her friend and mentor until his death in 1915. 直到1915年他去世为止,他一直是她的良师益友。 ■an experienced person in a company, college, or school who trains and counsels new employees or students 师傅;导师;指导者
verb
[with obj.]to advise or train (someone, especially a younger colleague) 指导;培训(某人,尤指年龄更小的同事)
语源
mid 18th cent.: via French and Latin from Greek Mentōr, the name of the adviser of the young Telemachus in Homer's Odyssey