major
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) ['me?d??'me?d??(r)]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?me?.d??]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) ['meid??]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 主要的；重要的；主修的；較多的
- n. [人類] 成年人；主修科目；陸軍少校
- vi. 主修
- n. (Major)人名；(西)馬霍爾；(法)馬若爾；(捷、德、塞、瑞典)馬約爾；(英)梅杰
詞源解說(shuō)
- 1400年左右進(jìn)入英語(yǔ)，直接源自拉丁語(yǔ)的major，意為巨大的。
詞根記憶
- maj(大) + or→較大的
- maj(大) + or→較大的→主要的
用法辨析
- major的基本意思是“較大的,主要的”,指與其他事物相比,在大小、數(shù)量、范圍、程度、重要性等方面較大。
- major在句中只用于名詞前作定語(yǔ)。
- major沒(méi)有比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)形式。
- major的意思是“少?！?多指陸軍、海軍、空軍中軍銜低于中校高于上尉的官職,是可數(shù)名詞。可用作稱呼語(yǔ)。
- major的另一個(gè)意思是“專業(yè)”,指高等學(xué)校的一個(gè)系里根據(jù)科學(xué)分工或生產(chǎn)部門的分工把學(xué)業(yè)分成的門類,是可數(shù)名詞。
- major用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)意思是“主修,專攻”,主要用在美式英語(yǔ)中,多與介詞in連用,罕用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。
- major表示“主要的”時(shí)，常指比一般的重要性再多一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，或是有可能會(huì)產(chǎn)生不尋常的嚴(yán)重結(jié)果，如major railway accident（嚴(yán)重的鐵路事故）；
- 在美式英語(yǔ)中，major可指“在大學(xué)里所選的主科”。 也可指“選某科為主科的學(xué)生”。International Business is my major. 國(guó)際貿(mào)易時(shí)我的主修課。I am a English major. 我是以英語(yǔ)為主科的學(xué)生。
- major作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，與介詞in連用，表示“把……選讀作主科”。He majored in mathematics. 他把數(shù)學(xué)宣讀作主科。
adj. (形容詞)
n. (名詞)
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- There are major and minor principles in everything, and the minor principles are all subordinate to the major.
事情有大道理,有小道理,一切小道理都?xì)w大道理管著。 - A major precedes a captain in rank.
少校軍階高于上尉。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語(yǔ): ～+ n.
用作名詞 (n.)
詞組短語(yǔ)
- major earthquake 大地震，主震
- major improvement 很大的提高
- major industries 主要工業(yè)
- major operation [醫(yī)]大手術(shù)
- major roads 要道
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
英英字典
- (IMPORTANT) more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type
- (MUSIC) belonging or relating to a musical scale that is generally thought to have a happy sound
- (OFFICER) an officer of middle rank in the British, US, and many other armed forces
- (SPECIAL SUBJECT) the most important subject that a college or university student is studying, or the student himself or herself
- to study something as your main subject at college or university
- You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.
- A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marines.
- At a university or college in the United States, a student's major is the main subject that they are studying.
- At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology major, geology is the main subject they are studying.
- If a student at a university or college in the United States majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study.
- In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first.
- The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in baseball.
- A major is an important sports competition, especially in golf or tennis.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 主要癥狀
The major symptoms of the patients were cranial nerve impairment,cerebellum function impairment or paralysis.
主要癥狀為顱神經(jīng)受損,小腦功能障礙及肢體功能障礙等。 - 成年人
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of serious lower respiratory tract infections in infancy and early childhood and is also becoming widely recognized as an important pathogen in the elderly and in immunosuppressed adults.
呼吸道合胞病毒(respiratory syncytial virus,RSV)是世界范圍內(nèi)嬰幼兒病毒性下呼吸道感染最重要的病毒病原,也是中老年和免疫缺陷成年人呼吸道感染的重要病原。計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)技術(shù)
- 專業(yè)
Computer Networks is a core course for students who major in computer science and technology.
計(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)是計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)與技術(shù)專業(yè)學(xué)生必修的一門核心課程。 - 較大的
As a result of these factors, the hybrid dynamic system modeling and analysis face with comparatively major difficulties.
由于這些因素,混合動(dòng)態(tài)系統(tǒng)的建模分析面臨較大的困難。語(yǔ)言學(xué)
- 專業(yè)
Thus, the quality of TEM-4 is the major concern for test users.
因此，英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)測(cè)試的質(zhì)量是試題使用者最關(guān)心的問(wèn)題。藝術(shù)學(xué)
- 大調(diào)；大音階；大音程；大三和弦
- 美國(guó)兩大職業(yè)棒球協(xié)會(huì)之一
- 主修的(課程)；(中學(xué)課程)學(xué)時(shí)最多的
- 主修
- 大前提的；大項(xiàng)的
- (三段論法的)大前提；大項(xiàng)
- 少校
- 大的