emeritus

• adj. 退休的；名譽退休的

e-, 向外。-mer, 服務，部分，詞源同merit, polymer.原指服完兵役的老兵，或盡得自己應盡職責的人，後用於退休教授榮譽頭銜。

emeritus (adj.)

c. 1600, from Latin emeritus "veteran soldier who has served his time," noun use of adjective meaning literally "that has finished work, past service," past participle of emerere "serve out, complete one's service," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + merere "to serve, earn," from PIE *(s)mer- (2) "to get a share of something" (see merit (n.)). First used of retired professors 1794 in American English.

1. He will continue as chairman emeritus.

他將繼續擔任榮譽主席。

來自柯林斯例句

2. the Emeritus Professor of Biology

榮譽退休的生物學教授

來自《權威詞典》

3. " Perhaps I can introduce Mr. Lake Kirby , an emeritus professor from Washington University ? "

請允許我介紹華盛頓大學名譽教授 萊克柯爾比 先生.

來自英漢 - 翻譯樣例 - 口語

4. I am to disapprove of those who defer emeritus age.

我是不讚成推遲退休年齡的.

來自互聯網

5. Tom Chandler is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Rhode Island.

湯姆-羌德勒曾是美國羅得島州的桂冠詩人.

來自互聯網