单词 | rhodes scholarship |
释义 | Rhodes scholarshipnounone of a number of scholarships at Oxford University, established by the will of Cecil Rhodes, for selected students (Rhodes scholars ) from the British Commonwealth and the United States. Origin of Rhodes scholarshipFirst recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby Rhodes scholarshipRhodesian Front, Rhodesian man, Rhodesian ridgeback, Rhodesian trypanosomiasis, Rhodesoid, Rhodes scholarship, Rhodian, rhodic, rhodinal, rhodium, rhodo- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Rhodes scholarshipRhodes scholarship nounone of 72 scholarships founded by Cecil Rhodes, awarded annually on merit to Commonwealth and US students to study for two or sometimes three years at Oxford University Derived forms of Rhodes scholarshipRhodes scholar, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Rhodes scholarshipRhodes scholarship [ (rohdz) ] A scholarship for study at Oxford University. Cecil Rhodes, an English financier of the late nineteenth century, established the scholarships to train potential leaders. They are designed for students from Germany and from nations formerly part of the British Empire, including the United States. Rhodes scholars are chosen for ability, moral character, and success in sports. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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