| 单词 | laureate |
| 释义 | laureate —laureateship, n. /lawr"ee it, lor"-/, n. 1. a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate. 2. See poet laureate. adj. 3. deserving or having special recognition for achievement, as for poetry (often used immediately after the noun that is modified): poet laureate; conjurer laureate. 4. having special distinction or recognition in a field: the laureate men of science. 5. crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor. 6. consisting of or resembling laurel, as a wreath or crown. [1350-1400; ME; < L laureatus crowned with laurel, equiv. to laure(us) of laurel (laur(us) bay tree + -eus -EOUS) + -atus -ATE1] |
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