学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3146 alma mater

今天我们要学的词是 alma mater。Alma mater is spelled as a-l-m-a, and mater, m-a-t-e-r. Alma mater 就是“母校”的意思。John McCain will be buried Sunday at his college alma mater, the U.S. Naval¹ Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. , the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland，刚刚去世的美国资深参议员麦凯恩星期日在他母校美国海军学院下葬。Alma mater 也可以指“校歌”，The fact that people still come together to sing the Alma Mater, whether we win or lose (the football game), is heartwarming, 人们不管球赛输赢，都会齐声唱起校歌，这让人感到温暖。不过记得用作校歌的时候，Alma Mater要以大写字母开头。好，我们今天学习的词是alma mater，alma mater，alma mater…

1 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。