現在是暑假時光,剛好是學生畢業和學生入學的交界點,但如果你畢業之後,未來不論是在其他學校和同學討論以前的生活或是在職場上聊以前的學業,就會用這個字喔!
這個字看起來比較不像一般的英文,其實是個源自拉丁文的字,如果你不會看音標,可以點這裡聽單字發音唷!
英式發音 http://bit.ly/almamaterUK
美式發音 http://bit.ly/almamaterUs
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alma mater
n.
/ˌælmə ˈmɑt̬ɚ/
the school, college, or university that someone attended
母校
The successful businessman donated $100 million to his alma mater in gratitude for the good-quality education that the school provided him with.
(那位成功的企業家捐了一億元給母校,以感謝學校的優良教育。)
Ten years later, everyone in the class of 2009 went to a class reunion at their alma mater.
(十年後,2009年的畢業生回到母校開同學會。)