Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1203
senior
年长的；年龄较大的
核心释义
Older; of greater age.
- 1.
年长的。
Older.
- 2.
等级、地位或职位较高的；上级的。
Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
- 3.
elder 的同义词。
Synonym of elder.
- 4.
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
级别（或地位）更高的；资深的；任职（或服务）时间更长的；年长的。；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
用法In use
My senior colleague has been with the company for over twenty years.
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。
She is two years senior to me, so she will graduate earlier.
用法提示：这里 senior 作为形容词与 to 连用，表示年龄较大的。
The senior manager approved the budget proposal yesterday.
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。
senior officer
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。
be senior in [field/organization]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- senior citizen
- 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。
- senior manager
- 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。
- senior official
- 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。
- senior executive
- 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。
- senior staff
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：senior 开头 sen 像‘森’，古老森林历经岁月，是树中前辈——年长、资深、地位高。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：comparing ages、workplace hierarchy、school year、length of service senior 作形容词时通常属中性用法，多用于年龄比较、职场职位等级、学校年级或任职资历等场景；正式场合和日常交流中都常见，语气不算口语化。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these rhymes with senior. They all end in -ior in spelling, so they are useful lookalikes, but they differ in sound: senior is /ˈsiːnjər/, junior /ˈdʒuːnjər/, superior /sʊˈpɪriər/, inferior /ɪnˈfɪriər/, warrior /ˈwɔriər/, behavior /bɪˈheɪvjər/, savior /ˈseɪvjər/. Only behavior and savior end in the same unstressed /jər/ as senior, but their stressed vowels and stress patterns are different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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