mentor /ˈmentɔː(r)/
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外刊例句
Like so many who had grown up in the shadow of the second world war, though, he knew that the difference between being OK and not OK was paper thin. As music and music production became increasingly computerised, he saw that he was no longer the new kid on the block. Death, which his musical energy had succeeded in banishing, now slunk back, first among his mentors and then his friends.
和许多在二战阴影下长大的人一样，他知道“好”和“不好”之间的区别就像纸一样薄。随着音乐和音乐制作日益计算机化，他发现自己不再是一个新人。他用音乐的力量成功地赶走了死亡，但死亡现在又偷偷地回来了，先是带走了他的导师，然后是他的朋友。
——《经济学人》
基本释义
mentor：A person's mentor is someone who gives them help and advice over a period of time, especially help and advice related to their job.
n. 导师，良师益友
追根溯源
单词mentor来自希腊神话中一位叫做Mentor（曼托）的人。在荷马史诗《奥德赛》中，曼托是Odysseus（奥德赛）的好朋友。奥德赛在出征参加特洛伊战争时，将自己的儿子和王宫托付给了曼托。
曼托既是王子亲密无间的良师益友，又代替奥德赛承担起了父亲的责任。在王子充满挑战的一生中，每当危险降临，曼托就会成为希腊诸神的化身，帮他度过难关。曼托最终将奥德赛的儿子培养成了一个顶天立地的人。由于这个传说，曼托的名字mentor在英语中成了“良师益友”的代名词，用来表示那些向年轻人传授知识和智慧的人。
影视例句 在美剧《摩登家庭》中，Claire跟Lily讲大道理时，就用到了今天的单词：Claire: This is a really exciting time for you, Lily. This is your first taste of feminism. We're all here as your mentors - or "Womentors". Come on, I just coined that.
Haley: We fake-laughed at "Sheroic." The well is dry.
-今天肯定会让你觉得特别激动人心，莉莉，这是你第一次体验到女权。我们在座的都是你的良师益友，或者说"娘师益友"。给点反应，我刚发明的新词。
-你说"如英雌一般"时我们假笑过了，实在没心情配合你了。
