學(xué)個(gè)詞 Learn A Word: 3146 alma mater 母校

Alma mater is spelled as a-l-m-a, and mater, m-a-t-e-r. Alma mater 就是“母校”的意思。

John McCain will be buried Sunday at his college alma mater, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. , the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland，剛剛?cè)ナ赖拿绹Y深參議員麥凱恩星期日在他母校美國海軍學(xué)院下葬。

Alma mater 也可以指“校歌”，The fact that people still come together to sing the Alma Mater, whether we win or lose (the football game), is heartwarming, 人們不管球賽輸贏，都會(huì)齊聲唱起校歌，這讓人感到溫暖。

不過記得用作校歌的時(shí)候，Alma Mater要以大寫字母開頭。

好，我們今天學(xué)習(xí)的詞是alma mater，alma mater，alma mater…

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