Ivy League

短语

长春藤联盟；长春藤名牌大学

词形变化

the Ivy League

释义与例句

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    An association of eight universities in the USA, known for high quality.

    长春藤联盟

    常青藤联盟

    美国 教育 政治

    Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale form the Ivy League.

词源

From earlier Ivy colleges (1933), as Ivy League first used by AP sports editor Alan J. Gould (1935). The title became official after the formation of the athletic conference in 1954. From the tradition of Ivy Day at many older colleges and universities, where ivy is planted to honor academic excellence.

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