• adj. 年少的；后進的；下級的
• n. 年少者，晚輩；地位較低者；大學三年級學生
• n. (Junior)人名；(英)朱尼爾；(德)尤尼奧爾

來自拉丁語junior,小的，縮寫自juvenior,年青的，來自iuvenis的比較級，詞源同young,juvenile.

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.

她現在與比她小10歲的演員丹尼斯·勞森同居。

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2. The vacant W.B.C. junior-lightweight title has been called off.

空缺的世界拳擊理事會次輕量級頭銜被取消了。

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3. Our doctor diagnosed a throat infection and prescribed antibiotic and junior aspirin.

我們的醫生診斷是喉部感染，并且開了一些抗生素和小劑量阿司匹林。

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4. He was the most junior and most recent arrival at the embassy.

在大使館里，他是職位最低也是入職最晚的一位。

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5. Junior and middle-ranking civil servants have pledged to join the indefinite strike.

基層和中層公務員已承諾要加入到無限期罷工中來。

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