sophomore

B1 大学 FREQ #13771

n. (大学)二年级生 a. 二年级学生的, 二年级的

发音

UK /ˈsɒf.ə.mɔː/
其它
US /ˈsɑf.mɔɹ/
US /ˈsɔf.mɔɹ/
CA /ˈsɒf(ə)mɔɹ/

词形变化

sophomores 复数 sophomores

别名

soph sophmore

教材释义与例句

名词

大学二年级生；（美）有二年经验的人

形容词

二年级的；二年级学生的

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.

    大二

    大二生

    美国

    She was very mature for a sophomore and had several friends who were juniors or even seniors.

  2. 2.

    A three-year-old horse.

    美国 体育 动物学

    The filly had looked promising as a sophomore, but concerns over her health had prompted the owner to pull her from the season’s early races.

adj.
  1. 1.

    The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.

    美国

    The band’s sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom.

  2. 2.

    Sophomoric.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

soph

上位词 2

lowerclassman underclassman
形容词

近义相关 1

intermediate

相关短语

sophomore slump sophomore slumps

词源

From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma). Likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + μωρός (mōrós, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction.

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