emeritusadj.n.

/ɪˈmɛrɪtəs/

Etymology: Latin ēmeritus that has served his time (said of a soldier), past participle of ēmerēri (see emerit v.) to earn (one's discharge) by service.

A. adj.

Honourably discharged from service; chiefly in modern Latin phrase emeritus professor, the title given to a university professor who has retired from the office.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > relating to retirement > retired

retiredc1598

emerited1664

ret.1767

emeritus1794

ret'd1826

on the beach1937

1794 U.S. Register (Philadelphia) 119 Emeritus professor of divinity.

1823 T. De Quincey Lett. Young Man in London Mag. July 91/1 An emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 86 He would not claim to be emeritus.

1874 J. Morley On Compromise 109 When Reason may possibly have no more to discover for us in the region of morals and religion, and so will have become emeritus.

B. n.

One who has retired or been discharged from active service or occupation. (In modern dictionaries.)

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	emeritus
释义	emeritusadj.n. /ɪˈmɛrɪtəs/ Etymology: Latin ēmeritus that has served his time (said of a soldier), past participle of ēmerēri (see emerit v.) to earn (one's discharge) by service. A. adj. Honourably discharged from service; chiefly in modern Latin phrase emeritus professor, the title given to a university professor who has retired from the office. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > relating to retirement > retired retiredc1598 emerited1664 ret.1767 emeritus1794 ret'd1826 on the beach1937 1794 U.S. Register (Philadelphia) 119 Emeritus professor of divinity. 1823 T. De Quincey Lett. Young Man in London Mag. July 91/1 An emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 86 He would not claim to be emeritus. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 109 When Reason may possibly have no more to discover for us in the region of morals and religion, and so will have become emeritus. B. n. One who has retired or been discharged from active service or occupation. (In modern dictionaries.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1794
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