professor
/prəʊˈfesə(r)/noun
1
- a university academic of the highest rank; the holder of a university chair教授; 讲席教授。
1.1
- N. Amer. a university teacher〈北美〉大学教师。
2
- a person who affirms a faith in or allegiance to something信仰表示者; 宣称信仰者：
the professors of true religion.
宣称信仰纯正宗教的人。
派生词
professorate
nounprofessorial
adjectiveprofessorially
adverbprofessoriate
nounprofessorship
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin professor,from profess- 'declared publicly'，from the verb profiteri （see PROFESS）.