| 单词 | sabbatical |
| 释义 | sabbatical adj. & n. --adj 1. of or appropriate to the sabbath. 2. (of leave) granted at intervals to a university teacher for study or travel, orig. every seventh year. --n a period of sabbatical leave. Phrases and idioms sabbatical year 1. Bibl. every seventh year, prescribed by the Mosaic law to be observed as a 'sabbath', during which the land was allowed to rest. 2. a year's sabbatical leave. Derivatives sabbatically adv. Etymology: LL sabbaticus f. Gk sabbatikos of the sabbath |
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