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单词 emeritus
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Definition of emeritus in English:

emeritus

adjective iːˈmɛrɪtəsɪˈmɛrɪtəsəˈmɛrədəs
  • (of the former holder of an office, especially a university professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honour.

    emeritus professor of microbiology
    postpositive the National Gallery's director emeritus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University.
    • He is professor emeritus at the University of Arizona's Optical Sciences Center.
    • Baxter is a professor emeritus at the University of Windsor whose diverse body of work includes photography, light boxes and sculpture.
    • He is a professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
    • He was, however, permitted to keep his library and was granted an emeritus professorship by the University.
    • Rogers held this post until he retired in 1986, when he became professor emeritus and remained at University College.
    • Gil is professor emeritus of education at The University of Connecticut, and he now joins us as senior editor.
    • He is professor of sociology and education emeritus at Harvard University.
    • Now an emeritus professor of Manchester University, he has lectured all over the world.
    • At present he is emeritus professor from the University of Marburg.
    • Hale is vice provost and professor emeritus at Ohio State University.
    • This year seven professors will be receiving the title of professor emeritus at convocation ceremonies.
    • During his travels, Holder, a professor emeritus at Illinois State University, painted what he saw.
    • Meier is a professor emeritus of history at Kent State University.
    • He taught at NYU, Columbia University and Barnard College, where he was professor emeritus.
    • He is professor emeritus of English at the University of Houston.
    • He has been a professor emeritus of marketing at Kansas State University since 1997.
    • He is professor of theology emeritus at the University of Tubingen.
    • He was appointed professor at Reading in 1977 and became emeritus professor on his retirement.
    • He is professor emeritus at the Department of Geography, University College London.
    Synonyms
    former, ex-, past, in retirement, pensioned, pensioned off

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, past participle of emereri 'earn one's discharge by service', from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of, from' + mereri 'earn'.

 
 

Definition of emeritus in US English:

emeritus

adjectiveəˈmɛrədəsəˈmerədəs
  • (of the former holder of an office, especially a college professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor.

    emeritus professor of microbiology
    postpositive the gallery's director emeritus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hale is vice provost and professor emeritus at Ohio State University.
    • He is professor emeritus at the Department of Geography, University College London.
    • At present he is emeritus professor from the University of Marburg.
    • He is professor of theology emeritus at the University of Tubingen.
    • He taught at NYU, Columbia University and Barnard College, where he was professor emeritus.
    • During his travels, Holder, a professor emeritus at Illinois State University, painted what he saw.
    • He has been a professor emeritus of marketing at Kansas State University since 1997.
    • Baxter is a professor emeritus at the University of Windsor whose diverse body of work includes photography, light boxes and sculpture.
    • He is a professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
    • He is professor emeritus at the University of Arizona's Optical Sciences Center.
    • He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University.
    • Rogers held this post until he retired in 1986, when he became professor emeritus and remained at University College.
    • He is professor of sociology and education emeritus at Harvard University.
    • Gil is professor emeritus of education at The University of Connecticut, and he now joins us as senior editor.
    • Meier is a professor emeritus of history at Kent State University.
    • He was appointed professor at Reading in 1977 and became emeritus professor on his retirement.
    • Now an emeritus professor of Manchester University, he has lectured all over the world.
    • He is professor emeritus of English at the University of Houston.
    • He was, however, permitted to keep his library and was granted an emeritus professorship by the University.
    • This year seven professors will be receiving the title of professor emeritus at convocation ceremonies.
    Synonyms
    former, ex-, past, in retirement, pensioned, pensioned off

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin, past participle of emereri ‘earn one's discharge by service’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of, from’ + mereri ‘earn’.

 
 
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