| 单词 | sabbatical |
| 释义 | sabbatical (səbætɪkəl) Word forms: plural sabbaticals countable noun [oft on NOUN] A sabbatical is a period of time during which someone such as a university teacher can leave theirordinary work and travel or study. He took a year's sabbatical from the Foreign Office. He's been on sabbatical writing a novel. Sabbatical in British English (səˈbætɪkəl) adjective also: Sabbatic 1. of, relating to, or appropriate to the Sabbath as a day of rest and religious observance noun 2. short for sabbatical year sabbatical in British English (səˈbætɪkəl) adjective 1. denoting a period of leave granted to university staff, teachers, etc, esp approximately every seventh year a sabbatical year sabbatical leave 2. denoting a post that renders the holder eligible for such leave noun 3. any sabbatical period Word origin C16: from Greek sabbatikos; see SabbathSabbatical in American English (səˈbætɪkəl) adjective 1. of or suited to the Sabbath 2. [s-] bringing a period of rest that recurs in regular cycles noun [s-] Also Sabˈbatic 3. a recurring period of rest 4. sabbatical leave 5. sabbatical year Derived forms Sabbatically (Sabˈbatically) adverb Word origin < Fr sabbatique < LL(Ec) sabbaticus < Gr sabbatikos < sabbaton (see Sabbath) + -alExamples of 'Sabbatical' in a sentence |
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