词汇 | alma mater |
释义 | alma mater Educational·ma ma·ter /ˌælmə ˈmɑːtə, -ˈmeɪ- $ -ˈmɑːtər/ noun [singular] 1. somebody’s alma mater the school, college etc that someone used to attend 某人的母校 Examples from the Corpus somebody’s alma mater• Mr. Inocencio regularly returns to his alma mater to encourage students to pursue their dreams. 2. American EnglishAmESEAPM the song of a particular school, college etc 校歌 Examples from the Corpus alma mater• The only job he has actively pursued was at his alma mater, Wisconsin.• Instead, he has been concentrating on finishing his degree in industrial distribution from his alma mater, Western Carolina.• But as an adult, he gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to his alma mater and philanthropies.• He returned to his alma mater to write a doctorate in moral philosophy.• Mr Tolleson returned to his alma mater in 1971 as an associate professor to teach band arranging and music theory.• I got caught up in the alma mater thing, having such good friends here.• But for Stewart there never was any other school but Yale, the alma mater of his father and grandfather. (1700-1800) Latin “generous mother” |
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