salutatorian
英 [sə,ljuːtə'tɔːrɪən]
美[sə,lʊtə'torɪən]
- n. （美）代表毕业生致词之学生
英英释义
- 1. the graduating student with the second highest academic rank; delivers the opening address at graduation exercises
英文词源
- salutatorian (n.)
- 1841, American English, from salutatory "of the nature of a salutation," here in the specific sense "designating the welcoming address given at a college commencement" (1702) + -ian. The address was originally usually in Latin and given by the second-ranking graduating student.