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    Harvard is a famous, highly respected university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was founded in 1636, which makes it the oldest university in the US, and it belongs to the Ivy League — a small group of old, high-status American universities. People say “Harvard” as a short way of talking about top American education.

    Harvard是 is a famous, highly respected university是一所有名、備受尊崇的大學,in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States位於美國麻州劍橋市。It was founded in 1636它創立於1636年,which makes it the oldest university in the US這讓它成為美國最古老的大學,and it belongs to the Ivy League而且它屬於常春藤聯盟——a small group of old, high-status American universities一群歷史悠久、地位崇高的美國大學。People say "Harvard" as a short way of talking about top American education人們說「Harvard」,是一種簡短指稱美國頂尖教育的說法。

    Though actually, that fame can hide that it is a real campus with many schools inside it: a college for undergraduates, plus law, business, medicine, and others. It is named after John Harvard, a young minister who left the college his books and money in the 1630s.

    Though actually不過事實上 that fame can hide that it is a real campus with many schools inside it這份名氣可能會讓人忽略,它其實是一個真實的校園,裡面有很多學院:a college for undergraduates, plus law, business, medicine, and others一個大學部學院,加上法學院、商學院、醫學院、和其他學院。It is named after John Harvard它是以 John Harvard 命名的,a young minister who left the college his books and money in the 1630s一位在1630年代把自己的書和錢留給這所學院的年輕牧師。

    Cambridge, Massachusetts is not Cambridge, England; the American town was named after the English one. Stress the first part of the name: HAR-vərd.

    Cambridge, Massachusetts is not Cambridge, England麻州的劍橋不是英國的劍橋;the American town was named after the English one美國這個城鎮是以英國那個命名的。Stress the first part of the name唸的時候重音放在名字的前半段:HAR-vərd。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

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組成The surname Harvard is a variant of Harward, from Middle English Herward / Herreward, from Old English Hereweard: here “army” + weard “guard”. It is a doublet of Harward and of the old name Hereward. In southeastern English speech, v and w fell together, which is why the name has v. The university is named for John Harvard.

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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Harvardname/ˈhɑɹvəɹd/

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    A surname transferred from the given name.

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    A place in the United States:

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    A place in the United States:

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    A place in the United States:

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    A place in the United States:

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    A university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.

    • The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate for a revival of race science and have spoken of seeking “legitimation by association” by platforming more mainstream figures.
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    A person who attends, attended, or is likely to attend Harvard; by extension, a person very successful academically.

    • I'd finished my second year at Harvard when I boarded the Penn Trader […] Not surprisingly. my name became Harvard. "Hey Harvard, get your ass back to the lazarette and bring me another bucket of red lead!"
    • Lu had skipped second grade and found herself at the gifted school by the time she entered fifth grade. That more had earned her the nickname Harvard—another moniker from Lex. […] "Hey, Harvard, how was school today? Did you skip any more grades this week?" he had teased.
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    derogatoryA person who attends, attended, or is likely to attend Harvard; by extension, a person very successful academically.

    • Don't mind her, kiddos. Miss Harvard ain't used to gettin' her hands dirty.
    • I don't have anything to say about "Feast of Blood," because any idiot can understand it, unless they have an Ivy League education and start looking for allegories and metaphors and what have you. Hey Harvard, guess what: there aren't any. It's a story, not a dissertation. Symbolism is for pussies, you read it here first

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。