| 释义 |
profess /prə-fesˈ or prō-/ transitive verb- To make open declaration of
- To declare in strong terms
- To claim, often insincerely, to have a feeling of
- To pretend to
- To claim to be expert in
- To be professor of
- To receive into a religious order by profession (RC)
intransitive verb- To enter publicly into a religious order
- To pretend friendship (Shakespeare)
- To be a professor
ORIGIN: L professus, pap of profitērī, from prō publicly, and fatērī to confess professedˈ adjective - Openly declared
- Avowed
- Alleged
- Acknowledged
- Having made a profession (of a religious belief, etc)
professˈedly adverb professˈing adjective - Avowed
- Pretending, soi-disant
profession /-feshˈən/ noun - The act of professing
- An open declaration
- An avowal
- A declaration of religious belief made upon entering a religious order
- A pretence
professor /prə-fesˈər/ noun - Someone who professes
- Someone who openly declares belief in certain doctrines
- A university or college teacher of the highest grade, esp the head of a department (used as a title prefixed to the name)
- In N America, a university or college teacher of any grade (prefixed to the name), rising from assistant professor, associate professor to full professor (see also associate professor under associate)
- A title assumed by charlatans, quacks, dancing-masters, etc
professˈorate noun Professoriate professˈoress noun (rare) A female professor professorial /prof-es-ōˈri-əl or prof-es-öˈri-əl/ adjective professoˈrially adverb professoˈriate noun - The office or chair of a professor
- His or her period of office
- A body of professors
professˈorship noun |