In a first for a big American medical school

enti

In a first for a big American medical school,New York University School of Medicine is to offer free tuition to all students. A universal scholarship will cover the annual $55,000 fee. NYU said the move was driven by concerns over the risk of “overwhelming” student debt; financial worries have pushed graduates towards more lucrative professions, causing shortages of doctors.
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& T; N( @  P0 e6 r0 E; O这句话怎么理解呢？a first for a school

elusty

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/first
! G; E  I0 T/ |9 [3 |$ o: J3 p7 c# Vsomething that has never happened or been done before:
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% x" I* R: R- `2 s# T$ V2 a* z  z1 KThis new surgical technique is a first for (= has never been done before in) the hospital.

thinkinginlast

in ? 对于这方面（可认为）。。。  a first (首例) for。。。

enti

这样啊，那 in a first for sth 算是固定搭配了吧。

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