| 单词 | abecedarian |
| 释义 | abecedarian (once / 1074483 pages) adjn Say abecedarian and you will notice something peculiar — it sounds like a-b-c-d, and that’s not a coincidence. It means either a novice — a person just learning the a-b-c's of something — or it can describe something arranged alphabetically. The word comes from the Latin abecedarius, which means "alphabetical," based on the names of the first letters of the Latin alphabet. The word alphabetical, too, is based on the names of the first letters of the alphabet — but the Greek alphabet, which begins "alpha, beta." Abecedarian can also mean rudimentary. Sherlock Holmes might have said, “Abecedarian, my dear Watson.” WORD FAMILYabecedarian: abecedarians USAGE EXAMPLESIntroduce the abecedarian to but one letter at first. Mayhew, Ira, Popular Education—For the use of Pa...(2010) The name acrostic is also applied to alphabetical or ``abecedarian'' verses. Project Gutenberg, The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia...(2010) 1adj alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers) Syn alphabetic, alphabetical arranged in order according to the alphabet 2n a novice learning the rudiments of some subject Hyper beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro someone new to a field or activity Abecedarian (once / 2363863 pages) n WORD FAMILY Abecedarian USAGE EXAMPLESSkeptics point out that Perry and Abecedarian were small, boutique programs, carried out decades ago, with limited applicability to large-scale pre-K in 2015. US News(Mar 31, 2015) Studies like the Abecedarian Early Intervention Project had shown that it takes years of intensive intervention to increase IQ by a few points. Scientific American(Dec 02, 2014) Interestingly, a recent Science magazine article presented long health benefits into adulthood for those who had participated in Abecedarian. Seattle Times(Sep 20, 2014) n a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge Hyper religious order, religious sect, sect a subdivision of a larger religious group |
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