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外刊例句
- To veterans of international economic affairs, this combative stance is baffling.
对于熟悉国际经济事务的资深人士来说,这种好斗的姿态令人困惑。
——《经济学人》 - Veterans can negotiate their own contracts as free agents, while young players must accept what their team pays them as long as it meets the minimum salary.
老球员可以以自由经纪人的身份和球队谈成合约,年轻球员对于球队给的薪水,只要符合最低水平,就只有接受的份。
——《时代周刊》
基本释义
[noun] a person who has had long experience in a particular field
[名词] 在特定领域有长期经验的人
深入解读
Veteran 是一个与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)之前推送过的 novice 含义相反的单词。该词源自拉丁语 veteranus (年纪大的、年迈的、使用已久的;老兵),16世纪经法语 vétéran 进入英语后即用来表示“老兵、老战士、退伍军人”,主要指曾在军队服役过的人,也可以指长期服役的老战士,比如仍健在的二战老兵(the surviving veterans of World War II)、退役军人事务部(Ministry of Veterans Affairs)。
老战士身经百战之后往往经验丰富,因而 veteran 很自然地就被用来引申指“经验丰富的人、老手”,主要指在某种职业、技能等特定领域中有着长期、丰富经验的人。进一步用作形容词时, veteran 相应表示“资深的、经验丰富的”,比如:
- 那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。
The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem. - 任何老烟民将证明精美的包装对于决定是否继续吸烟不会造成影响。
Any veteran nicotine addict will testify that fancy packaging plays no role in the decision to keep smoking.
名人用例
Love me or hate me. It’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran, a champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved for the exact same reasons.
爱我或者恨我,两者必有其一。一直都这样。有人恨我的比赛,我的狂妄自大;恨我的后仰投篮,我对胜利的渴望;恨我是一名老将,获得过总冠军。恨吧,用你的全部心思去恨吧。并且恨我因为完全相同的理由而被人所爱。
出自美国著名篮球运动员科比·布莱恩特(Kobe Bryant)。
同近义词
- old hand: a person with a lot of experience in something
- old stager: a person who is experienced at something or who has been in a place or position for a long time
- warhorse: a soldier, politician, or sports player who has fought many campaigns or contests