alumni
意味一覧 (2件)
卒業生
解説 Definition
学校や大学を卒業した人たち。特に同じ学校の卒業生を指す。
Alumni are people who have graduated from a school, college, or university. The word is often used when talking about former students as a group, especially in education and professional networks. In formal grammar, it is plural, but it is sometimes used more generally in everyday English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
alumni は、学校や大学を卒業した人たちをまとめて呼ぶ語として覚えます。graduate と近いですが、学校側が卒業後の人々を公式に扱う場面で特によく使われ、alumni association, alumni network, alumni donation のような表現に出ます。語尾の -i は複数形の合図で、一人なら alumnus や alumna と言うことがあります。母校とのつながりを含む集団を思い浮かべると定着します。
Think of `alumni` as the word schools use for former students as a group. The ending `-i` is a useful signal that it is plural, not one person. It appears often in set phrases like `alumni association`, `alumni network`, and `alumni donation`. The word often sounds official or school-related.
例文
The alumni of the university gathered for their class reunion.
その大学の卒業生は同窓会のために集まった。
Many successful alumni have donated to the school's endowment.
多くの成功した卒業生は学校の基金に寄付している。
The alumni association organizes networking events for graduates.
卒業生協会は卒業生のためのネットワーキングイベントを組織している。
同窓生
(意味 2)解説 Definition
同じ学校や大学で学んだ出身者たちを、母校とのつながりを含めてまとめて指す語です。同窓会、寄付、卒業後のネットワークなど、学校を中心にした人の集まりを話す場面でよく使われます。
Alumni are people who studied at the same school, college, or university and are seen as connected to that institution after graduation. The word is often used when talking about alumni associations, donations, reunions, or professional networks linked to a school. It does not just mean people who finished school; it also suggests an ongoing relationship with their former school and with other graduates.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
alumni は学校を基準にした「出身者の集まり」として覚えると定着しやすい語です。company の employees が会社につながる人なら、school の alumni は母校につながる人たち、という感覚です。alumni association、alumni network、alumni event のように、同窓会・寄付・交流の文脈でよく出ます。単に卒業した事実より、同じ学校に属していた縁を意識します。
Think of alumni as the people connected to a school after being raised and educated there. In the same way that employees belong to a company, alumni belong to a school's wider community. This word often appears in phrases like alumni association, alumni network, and alumni event, so link it with reunions, donations, and school ties.
例文
The university invited its alumni to the annual homecoming event.
その大学は毎年のホームカミング行事に同窓生を招待した。
Many alumni donate money to support scholarships for current students.
多くの同窓生が在校生の奨学金を支えるために寄付をする。
The alumni network helped her find an internship after graduation.
その同窓生のネットワークが、卒業後に彼女がインターン先を見つける助けになった。
alumni の語源・成り立ち Etymology
alumni はラテン語 alumnus の複数形で、さらに alere「養う・育てる」にさかのぼります。『育てられた人』が原義で、学校に育ててもらった人という感覚から『卒業生』になりました。関連語は aliment、alimony。
Alumni is the plural of Latin alumnus, which comes from alere, meaning "to nourish" or "raise." The original sense was a person who had been fed or brought up. From that idea, it came to mean people educated by a school or university. Related words include aliment and alimony.
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