| 释义 |
pre-proˈfessional, a. and n.
[pre- B. 1.]
A. adj. Prior or preliminary to professional training.
1948Mind LVII. 387 University instruction in psychology should serve..as a preparation for other fields (e.g. law, medicine, engineering), in the form of pre-professional courses. 1975N.Y. Times 28 Dec. iv. 12/4 New pre-professional (a currently popular term in education) programs, such as Mills's prelaw ‘Administration and the Legal Process’.
B. n. One who is training for a profession.
1970Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. LXXXIII. 140 When I speak to audiences, I find that the myth is still believed firmly, even by preprofessionals. 1977Early Music Apr. 263/1 The conference was designed to draw together professionals and college-age pre-professionals. |