| 单词 | valedictorian |
| 释义 | valedictorian (once / 34359 pages) n The valedictorian is usually the student with the highest grades in a class. If the valedictorian of your class is someone you like and admire, you'll enjoy listening to her graduation speech. At a high school or university graduation, the valedictorian traditionally gives a farewell speech, called a valedictory. This person is almost always the student in the class with the very best academic record. The origin of the word valedictorian is the Latin valedicere, which means bid farewell. Valedicere in turn comes from valere, be well, and dicere, to say. WORD FAMILYvaledictorian: valedictorians USAGE EXAMPLESShe was valedictorian at her Rhode Island high school and later earned a music degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016) Michael Oberholtzer is a socially challenged former class valedictorian who repeats the word “Hi” like a robot. New York Times(Dec 05, 2016) The University System of New Hampshire wants to keep the state’s brightest high school students by offering full rides to all valedictorians and salutatorians. Washington Times(Nov 26, 2016) n the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement Syn|Hyper valedictory speaker bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines |
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