mentoring
mentoring — noun
1. A supportive arrangement in which a person with more knowledge or experience reg
A supportive arrangement in which a person with more knowledge or experience regularly helps someone with less, typically within a workplace or educational setting, to develop skills and confidence.
The engineering firm launched a formal mentoring program for all new graduate recruits.
collocation: mentoring program
Amara valued the one-on-one mentoring she received from the head of the research lab.
Many secondary schools now offer peer mentoring schemes that connect older and younger students.
The first-year associate received weekly mentoring from a senior partner reviewing her case notes.
- coaching
More focused on specific skills or performance improvement; mentoring is broader and includes personal and career development.
- guidance
A more general term for advice and direction; mentoring implies a longer-term, more structured relationship.
- tutoring
Limited to academic instruction; mentoring covers professional and personal growth as well.
mentoring — verb
1. To guide and support someone less experienced by sharing knowledge, offering adv
To guide and support someone less experienced by sharing knowledge, offering advice, and helping them build skills and confidence, usually in a professional or academic context.
Dr. Okafor mentors three postdoctoral fellows in the neuroscience lab.
transitive: mentor + direct object (person)
Henrik mentored a group of summer interns by reviewing their code and discussing design choices.
mentor + person + by + gerund phrase
The senior accountant volunteered to mentor a junior team member through her first audit season.
Noor has mentored several young fashion designers since opening her own studio in Taipei.
- coach
Often implies training for a specific skill or performance goal; mentoring is broader and more relationship-based.
- guide
Suggests showing the way rather than the ongoing relationship that mentoring implies.
- advise
Focuses on giving opinions or recommendations; mentoring includes advising but also teaching, supporting, and role-modeling.
- tutor
Usually restricted to academic teaching in a one-on-one setting; mentoring covers professional and personal domains.
文法句型
mentor + person
mentor + person + through/in/by + activity