be senior to [person]
也可表示级别更高,如:He is senior to me in the company。
She is senior to me by two years.
她比我年长两岁。
年长的;年龄较大的
级别(或地位)更高的;资深的;任职(或服务)时间更长的;等级、地位或职位较高的;上级的。;elder 的同义词。;年长的;职位更高的;任期或服务时间更长的
Older; of greater age.
年长的。
Older.
等级、地位或职位较高的;上级的。
Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
elder 的同义词。
Synonym of elder.
年长的;职位更高的;任期或服务时间更长的
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
My senior colleague has been with the company for over twenty years.
我的资深同事在这家公司工作超过二十年了。
用法提示:这里 senior 作为形容词修饰 colleague,表示资深的,指级别高或经验丰富。
AI contextual example
She is two years senior to me, so she will graduate earlier.
她比我大两岁,所以她会更早毕业。
用法提示:这里 senior 作为形容词与 to 连用,表示年龄较大的。
AI contextual example
The senior manager approved the budget proposal yesterday.
高级经理昨天批准了预算提案。
用法提示:这里 senior 作为形容词修饰 manager,表示高级别的,体现职位高。
AI contextual example
也可表示级别更高,如:He is senior to me in the company。
She is senior to me by two years.
她比我年长两岁。
He is senior in the department.
他在部门里资历较深。
常用于职位或学位,如senior citizen(老年人)。
She is a senior manager.
她是一位高级经理。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is senior than me.
正确表达He is senior to me.
表示“比……年长/级别高”时,senior 后应接介词 to,而非 than。错误句受中文“比”的影响,直接套用了比较级结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is more senior than him.
正确表达She is senior to him.
senior 本身已含比较意义,无需再加 more。错误句是受规则形容词比较级加 more 的规则影响,应直接使用 senior to 结构。
与senior相反,表示级别较低或年龄较小,常因形式对称而混淆
更强调年长体弱,仅修饰人;senior可指资历或年龄,且更正式
older是普通比较级,可修饰人或物;senior更正式,多指级别或高年级
老年人;年长公民
The bus gives a discount to senior citizens.
公交为老年人提供折扣。
高级经理;资深经理
She was promoted to senior manager last year.
她去年晋升为高级经理。
高级官员;资深官员
Several senior officials attended the meeting.
几位高级官员出席了会议。
高级管理人员;高管
He is a senior executive at a tech company.
他是一家科技公司的高级管理人员。
高级职员;资深员工
The senior staff will meet to discuss the budget.
高级职员将开会讨论预算。
资深成员
He is a senior member of the club.
他是俱乐部的资深成员。
sen-(词根,老;年长) + -ior(后缀,表示比较级“更…”);同根词:senile(衰老的)、senescent(衰老的);同后缀词:junior(年少的)、superior(上级的)、inferior(较差的)
senior 常指经验丰富的人或事物。
级别较高的职位或地位常称为 senior。
任职时间较长的人通常被视为 senior。
senior 与老年人及退休生活相关,如 senior citizen。
senior 可表示年龄较大,如 a senior person。
老年人的一时健忘(幽默用词)
I had a senior moment and couldn't remember my own phone number.
我一时健忘,连自己的电话号码都想不起来了。
老年人;长者
The theater offers reduced tickets for senior citizens.
这家剧院为老年人提供优惠票价。
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