emeritus
英 [?'mer?t?s; i?-]
美
- adj. 退休的；名譽退休的
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
emeritus 榮譽頭銜
e-, 向外。-mer, 服務(wù)，部分，詞源同merit, polymer.原指服完兵役的老兵，或盡得自己應(yīng)盡職責(zé)的人，后用于退休教授榮譽頭銜。
英文詞源
- emeritus (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin emeritus "veteran soldier who has served his time," noun use of adjective meaning literally "that has finished work, past service," past participle of emerere "serve out, complete one's service," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + merere "to serve, earn," from PIE *(s)mer- (2) "to get a share of something" (see merit (n.)). First used of retired professors 1794 in American English.
雙語例句
- 1. He will continue as chairman emeritus.
- 他將繼續(xù)擔(dān)任榮譽主席。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the Emeritus Professor of Biology
- 榮譽退休的生物學(xué)教授
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. " Perhaps I can introduce Mr. Lake Kirby , an emeritus professor from Washington University ? "
- 請允許我介紹華盛頓大學(xué)名譽教授 萊克柯爾比 先生.
來自英漢 - 翻譯樣例 - 口語
- 4. I am to disapprove of those who defer emeritus age.
- 我是不贊成推遲退休年齡的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Tom Chandler is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Rhode Island.
- 湯姆-羌德勒曾是美國羅得島州的桂冠詩人.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)