a person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher (相对于老师的)学童,学生 ■(Brit.)a trainee barrister (英)见习律师
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'orphan, ward'): from Old French pupille, from Latin pupillus (diminutive of pupus 'boy') and pupilla (diminutive of pupa 'girl')
pupil2 noun
the dark circular opening in the centre of the iris of the eye, which varies in size to regulate the amount of light reaching the retina 瞳孔
派生 pupillary adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Old French pupille or Latin pupilla, diminutive of pupa 'doll' (so named from the tiny reflected images visible in the eye)