| 单词 | alma mater |
| 释义 | alma mater[ ahl-muh -mah-ter, al-; al-muh -mey-ter ] / ˈɑl mə ˈmɑ tər, ˈæl-; ˈæl mə ˈmeɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR alma mater ON THESAURUS.COM nouna school, college, or university at which one has studied and, usually, from which one has graduated. the official anthem of a school, college, or university. Origin of alma mater<Latin: nourishing (i.e., dear) mother Words nearby alma materAlmadén, Al Madinah, Almagest, almah, al-Maliki, alma mater, almanac, Almanach de Gotha, almandine, almandite, Al Mansûrah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for alma materalma mater / (ˈælmə ˈmɑːtə, ˈmeɪtə) / noun(often capitals) one's school, college, or university Word Origin for alma materC17: from Latin: bountiful mother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with alma materalma mater Also, Alma Mater. The school or college one attended and, usually, graduated from, as in During football season I always check to see how my alma mater is doing. This expression sometimes refers to the institution's official song, as in I never did learn the words to my college's alma mater. The term is Latin for “kind mother.” [c. 1800] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for alma materalma mater [ (al-muh mah-tuhr, ahl-muh mah-tuhr) ] The school or university from which one graduated. The term also refers to a school's official song: “The reunion began with everyone singing the alma mater.” From Latin, meaning “nurturing mother.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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