
alpha
词源
源自希腊字母 'α' (alpha),最早来自腓尼基字母 'aleph',意为 '牛',因其形状类似牛头。
noun
❶ 希腊字母表的第一个字母,常用来表示序列中的第一个或最重要的事物。
“Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet.”
(Alpha是希腊字母表中的第一个字母。)
“In the military, the alpha team is often the first to enter a mission.”
(在军队中,alpha小队通常是第一个执行任务的。)
❶ 在动物行为学中,指群体中占据主导地位的个体,通常具有领导权。
“The alpha wolf leads the pack and makes decisions for the group.”
(alpha狼领导狼群并为群体做决定。)
“In the wild, alpha males often have priority access to food and mates.”
(在野外,alpha雄性通常优先获得食物和配偶。)
adjective
❶ 形容某物或某人在某个领域或群体中占据首要或主导地位。
“He is the alpha programmer in the team, solving the toughest problems.”
(他是团队中的alpha程序员,解决最棘手的问题。)
“The company is considered the alpha brand in the tech industry.”
(该公司被认为是科技行业的alpha品牌。)
常见短语
alpha and omega — 表示事物的开始和结束,源自希腊字母的第一个和最后一个字母,象征完整或全部。
“He is the alpha and omega of this project, handling everything from start to finish.”
(他是这个项目的alpha和omega,从头到尾处理一切。)
alpha male — 指在群体中占据主导地位的雄性个体,常用于描述人类或动物的社会结构。
“The CEO is often seen as the alpha male of the company.”
(CEO通常被视为公司的alpha男性。)