leaver
leaver — 名詞
1. a teenager who is finishing or has recently finished secondary school, often use
離校生
剛離開或將離開中學的青少年
a teenager who is finishing or has recently finished secondary school, often used when talking about jobs, exams, or what they will do next
Zola joined the bank as a school leaver and trained on the job for two years.
Zola 以離校生身分進入這間銀行，在職邊做邊學了兩年。
compound noun: school leaver
Many school leavers in Manchester apply for apprenticeships before deciding about university.
曼徹斯特許多離校生會先申請學徒制，再決定要不要念大學。
plural: school leavers + collective context
The careers office invited last year's leavers back to share advice with younger students.
就業輔導室邀請去年的畢業生回來和學弟妹分享經驗。
[year] leaver pattern
Early leavers from secondary school often struggle to find steady work without further training.
提早離開中學的學生若沒有再受訓練，常常找不到穩定的工作。
collocation: early leaver
Bilal organised a small party at home for his friends who were sixth-form leavers.
Bilal 在家為幾位高中部畢業的好友辦了個小派對。
[stage] leavers, British school context
- school leaver
- early leaver
- sixth-form leaver
- young leaver
- recent leaver
- graduate
American English equivalent for someone finishing high school; 'leaver' is more neutral about whether the person passed exams
- school-leaver
the hyphenated form often appears in headlines and government reports
- starter
occasionally used as a contrast for someone joining a school year
文法句型
school leaver
[year] leaver
early leaver
用法筆記
Mainly British English; the typical pattern is 'school leaver' or '[year/stage] leaver' rather than 'leaver' on its own. Distinguish from sense 2, which can describe anyone walking out of any place.
常見錯誤
2. someone who is going away from a place, a job, or an organisation, often discuss
離職者
離開某地、某職位或團體的人
someone who is going away from a place, a job, or an organisation, often discussed alongside people who stay or arrive
Mira interviewed every leaver about why they were quitting the museum.
Mira 訪談每一位離職者，了解他們為什麼離開博物館。
collocation: interview a leaver (HR context)
The hotel manager handed each leaver a small thank-you card at the staff farewell.
飯店經理在員工歡送會上，遞給每位離職者一張小小的感謝卡。
workplace farewell context
Jin counted the joiners and leavers each month to track how the team was changing.
Jin 每個月清點到職者與離職者人數，追蹤團隊變化。
contrast pair: joiners and leavers
Leavers from the conference gathered by the taxi rank with their suitcases and badges.
從研討會離開的人帶著行李與識別證，聚集在計程車招呼站旁邊。
leavers from [event] pattern
Last year the company recorded twice as many leavers as joiners in the design team.
去年公司設計部門的離職人數是新進人員的兩倍。
HR statistics: leavers vs joiners
- joiners and leavers
- recent leavers
- leavers from the team
- leaver interview
文法句型
a leaver of [place]
leavers from [event]
用法筆記
Often paired with 'joiner' in HR or analytics contexts ('joiners and leavers'). Distinguish from sense 1, which is restricted to teenagers finishing secondary school.