英汉词典

major 基本解释

• adj. 主要的；重要的；主修的；较多的
• n. [人类] 成年人；主修科目；陆军少校
• vi. 主修
• n. (Major)人名；(西)马霍尔；(法)马若尔；(捷、德、塞、瑞典)马约尔；(英)梅杰

major 词态变化

major 中文词源

来自拉丁语maior,来自*magjos变体，来自来自PIE*meg,伟大的，巨大的，词源同magnate,*yos,比较级后缀。引申词义主要的，主修课程等。

major 英文词源

major

major: [16] Latin mājor ‘larger’ was the comparative form of magnus ‘large’, from which English gets magnitude, magnum etc (in early Latin it was *māgjōs). English originally acquired it as an adjective. Its noun use, for an army officer, followed in the 17th century. This represented a borrowing from French major, which was short for sergeant-major (in those days, ‘sergeant major’ was a more elevated rank than it is today). The derivative majority [16] comes via French majorité from medieval Latin mājōritās. Mayor comes from Latin mājor, routed via Old French.
=> magnitude, magnum, mayor

major (adj.)

c. 1300, from Latin maior (earlier *magjos), irregular comparative of magnus "large, great" (see magnate). Used in music (of modes, scales, or chords) since 1690s, on notion of an interval a half-tone greater than the minor.

major (n.)

military rank, 1640s, from French major, short for sergent-major, originally a higher rank than at present, from Medieval Latin major "chief officer, magnate, superior person," from Latin maior "an elder, adult," noun use of the adjective (see major (adj.)). The musical sense attested by 1797.

major (v.)

"focus (one's) studies," 1910, American English, from major (n.) in sense of "subject of specialization" (1890). Related: Majored; majoring. Earlier as a verb, in Scottish, "to prance about, or walk backwards and forwards with a military air and step" [Jamieson, 1825].

major 英文释义

1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

2. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject;

"she is a linguistics major"

3. the principal field of study of a student at a university;

"her major is linguistics"

major 同义词解析

chief, principal, main, major, leading, capital, foremost, primary

这些形容词均含有"首要的，主要的"之意。

chief： 指人时，表同类中职位最高，权力最大；指物时，表同类中最重要，价值最高。

principal： 用于人时，指地位优于其他人；用于物时，指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。

main： 通常只用于物。指在一定范围内，某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。

major： 指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较，显得更加重要和突出。

leading： 侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。

capital： 着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。

foremost： 侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。

primary： 通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。

major 双语例句

1. The seven major industrial countries will have their yearly meeting in London.

7个主要工业国家将在伦敦举行一年一度的会议。

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2. He said the issue was not a major irritant.

他说那个问题不是什么大问题。

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3. The rail strike is causing major disruptions at the country's ports.

铁路罢工使该国港口陷入了一片混乱。

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4. The UN would play a major role in monitoring a ceasefire.

联合国在监督停火方面会发挥重要作用。

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5. His pitching was a legend among major league hitters.

他的投球在大联盟的击球员中是个传奇。

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major 实用场景例句

a major road

一条大马路

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major international companies

大跨国公司

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to play a major role in sth

在某事中起重要作用

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We have encountered major problems.

我们遇上了大问题。

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There were calls for major changes to the welfare system.

有人要求对福利制度进行重大改革。

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Never mind─it's not major.

别担心——这不严重。

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the key of D major

D大调

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Major Smith

史密斯少校

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He's a major in the US army.

他是美国陆军少校。

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Her major is French.

她的专业课是法语。

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She's a French major.

她是法语专业的学生。

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She majored in History at Stanford.

她在斯坦福主修历史。

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The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional...

职业上的考虑往往是决定去留的主要因素。

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Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there...

长久以来，吸毒一直是那里的当局面临的一个大难题。

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I was a major in the war, you know.

你知道，战争期间我是一名陆军少校。

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...Major Alan Bulman.

艾伦·布尔曼少校

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English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language.

英语专业的学生会被要求探究语言的根源。

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She was named the outstanding undergraduate history major at the University of Oklahoma.

她被评选为俄克拉何马大学历史专业的优等生。

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He majored in finance at Claremont Men's College in California.

他在加利福尼亚州的克莱尔蒙特男子学院主修金融专业。

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...Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D Major.

莫扎特D大调第35号交响曲

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Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.

大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。

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I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.

我知道自己在职业棒球小联合会中实力如何，我只是想有个机会能在职业棒球大联盟中证明一下自己。

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Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors.

萨拉岑成为了首位高尔夫四大满贯赛冠军。

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