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单词 mentor
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mentor

[ men-tawr, -ter ]
/ ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /
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noun

a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
an influential senior sponsor or supporter.

verb (used without object)

to act as a mentor: She spent years mentoring to junior employees.

verb (used with object)

to act as a mentor to: The brash young executive did not wish to be mentored by anyone.

Origin of mentor

1740–50; after Mentor (<Greek Méntōr)

SYNONYMS FOR mentor

1 adviser, master, guide, preceptor.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mentor

men·tor·ship, noun

Words nearby mentor

mentoanterior position, Menton, mentonnière, mentoplasty, mentoposterior position, mentor, mentoring, mentotransverse position, mentum, menu, menu bar

Definition for mentor (2 of 3)

Mentor1
[ men-ter ]
/ ˈmɛn tər /

noun

a town in NE Ohio.

Definition for mentor (3 of 3)

Mentor2
[ men-tawr, -ter ]
/ ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /

noun

(in the Odyssey) a loyal adviser of Odysseus entrusted with the care and education of Telemachus.
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British Dictionary definitions for mentor (1 of 2)

mentor
/ (ˈmɛntɔː) /

noun

a wise or trusted adviser or guide

verb

to act as a mentor to (someone); train

Derived forms of mentor

mentorial, adjective

Word Origin for mentor

C18: from Mentor

British Dictionary definitions for mentor (2 of 2)

Mentor
/ (ˈmɛntɔː) /

noun

the friend whom Odysseus put in charge of his household when he left for Troy. He was the adviser of the young Telemachus
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
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