juniorの意味・使い方・発音

junior

英 ['dʒuːnɪə] 美 ['dʒunɪɚ]

ジュニア小的，青少年的，本科三年级

ラテン語のjunior「小さい」、juvenior「若い」からの省略形。

junior (adj.): late 13c., from Latin iunior, comparative of iuvenis "young, young man" (see young). Used after a person's name to mean "the younger of two" from late 13c. Abbreviation Jr. is attested from 1620s. Meaning "of lesser standing, more recent" is from 1766. That of "meant for younger people, of smaller size" is from 1860. Junior college first attested 1896; junior high school is from 1909. Junior miss "young teenage girl" is from 1907.
The junior high school is rapidly becoming the people's high school. The percentage of pupils completing the ninth year is constantly rising where junior high schools have been established. [Anne Laura McGregor, "Supervised Study in English for Junior High School Grades," New York, 1921]
junior (n.): 1520s, from junior (adj.).

1. She now lives with actor Denis Lawson，10 years her junior .: 彼女は現在、10歳年下の俳優デニス?ローソンと同棲している。

2.The vacant W.B.C. junior ?lightweight title has been called off.: 空席の世界ボクシング評議会フライ級タイトルが取り消された。

3.Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic and junior aspirin.: 私たちの医者は喉頭感染と診断し、抗生物質と少量のアスピリンを処方した。

4.He was the most junior and most recent arrival at the embassy.: 大使館では、職位が最も低く、入社が最も遅い。

5. Junior and middle-ranking civil servants have pledged to join the indefinite strike.: 末端と中層公務員は無期限ストに参加することを約束した。