senior
senior
[ˈsiːnɪə, ˈsiːnjə]
adjective
seniority
noun
语源
[ˈsiːnɪə, ˈsiːnjə]
adjective
- of a more advanced age
年龄大些的
he is 20 years senior to Leonard.
她比莱昂纳多大２０岁。
■(Brit.)of, for, or denoting schoolchildren above a certain age, typically eleven
(英)大于一定年龄（通常为１１岁）的学童的
■(US)of the final year at a university or high school
(美)大学（或中学）最后一年的
■relating to or denoting competitors of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport
（参赛选手）大于一定年龄的；最高级别的
■(常作 Senior)[postpositive](in names) denoting the elder of two who have the same name in a family, especially a father as distinct from his son
[用于姓名中以区别一家中的同名者，尤用于区别同名的父亲与儿子]大，老
Henry James senior.
大亨利•詹姆斯。 - holding a high and authoritative position
高级的；高职的
he is a senior Finance Ministry official.
他是财政部高级官员。
■[predic.](senior to)holding a higher position than
职位高于
the people senior to me in my department.
我的部门中职位高于我的人。
- a person who is a specified number of years older than someone else
年较长的人
she was only two years his senior.
她只比他大两岁。
■an elderly person, especially an old-age pensioner
（尤指领养老金的）老年人
■a student in one of the higher forms of a senior school
（高级中学的）高年级学生
■a competitor of above a certain age or of the highest status in a particular sport
超过一定年龄的运动员；资深运动员
at fourteen you move up to the seniors.
１４岁你就晋升到资深运动员行列。
seniority
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin, literally older, older man', comparative of senex, sen- 'old man, old'
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