sophomore

sophomore — noun

IPA/ˈsɒfəmɔː(r)/
KK[sˈɑfmˌɔr]IPA/ˈsɑːfəmɔːr/
  • sophomoresingular
  • sophomoresplural

1. A student who is in the second year of a programme at a US high school or colleg

1.名詞B2
釋義

A student who is in the second year of a programme at a US high school or college — the level that comes after the first (freshman) year and before the third (junior) year.

例句

As a sophomore at Lincoln High, Mei-Lin joined the debate team for the first time.

position at start: 'as a sophomore at [school]'

As a sophomore at UCLA, Javier switched his major from biology to art history.

同義詞
  • second-year student

    The generic term used outside the US system; no year-label connotation.

  • 10th grader

    Specifically for high school students in the US; narrower in scope.

反義詞
  • freshman

    A first-year student — the level before sophomore.

  • senior

    A fourth-year student — three years ahead of sophomore.

文法句型

a [determiner] sophomore

sophomores [plural]

用法筆記

This term is used primarily in the US education system. British and Australian institutions use 'second-year student' instead.

常見錯誤

❌I am a sophomore in my first year of college.
✅I am a sophomore in my second year of college.
💡Sophomore always refers to the second year, not the first.
❌She is a sophomore at Cambridge University.
✅She is a second-year student at Cambridge University.
💡The US year labels (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) are not used in UK universities.

sophomore — adjective

IPA/ˈsɒf.ə.mɔːr/
KK[sˈɑfmˌɔr]IPA/ˈsɑː.fə.mɔːr/