professor

英 [prə'fesə] 美 [prə'fɛsɚ]

professor 教授

来自profess,宣称，信奉，-er,人。字面意思指公开宣称自己在某领域是行家的人，经得起挑战和质问的人。后用于教师职业的尊称。

professor (n.): late 14c., "one who teaches a branch of knowledge," from Old French professeur (14c.) and directly from Latin professor "person who professes to be an expert in some art or science; teacher of highest rank," agent noun from profiteri "lay claim to, declare openly" (see profess). As a title prefixed to a name, it dates from 1706. Short form prof is recorded from 1838.
Professor. One professing religion. This canting use of the word comes down from the Elizabethan period, but is obsolete in England. [Thornton, "American Glossary," 1912]

1. Professor Baker is unacquainted with the idea of representative democracy.: 贝克教授并不熟悉“代议制民主”这一思想。

2. The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface.: 教授说深度睡眠可以使压抑的焦虑情绪得以释放。

3. Professor Griffiths explained how the drug appears to work.: 格里菲思教授解释了那种药物的工作原理。

5. "Professor Theron," he began, "I'm very pleased to see you": “西伦教授，”他开口说道，“很高兴见到您。”