monitorial
UK/,mɔni'tɔ:riəl/US/.mɒni'tɒ:riәl/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Relating to a monitor or to supervision, especially the old system of senior pupils teaching juniors.
监督的；（尤指）级长制教学的，由高年级学生教低年级的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmonitorwarn, remind, advise; (money branch) coin
+
-ialrelating to, having the nature of
=monitorial
monitor + -ial = 'relating to a monitor.' Most often the monitorial system, a 19th-century method where older students (monitors) taught younger ones.
Common Collocations
- 1.monitorial system级长制
- 2.monitorial role监督角色
Example Sentences
- 1.
The monitorial system let one teacher manage hundreds of pupils.
- 2.
She took on a monitorial role in the dormitory.