- (especially British English) (North American English full professor)
a university teacher of the highest rank 教授 Professor (Ann) Williams （安 ·）威廉斯教授 - professor of something
to be appointed professor of economics at Cambridge 被任命为剑桥大学经济学教授 He was made (a) professor at the age of 40. 他 40 岁时就成为了教授。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distinguished
- eminent
- respected
- …
- professor of
- (North American English)
a teacher at a university or college （大学的）讲师，教员 a university/college professor 大学教授 a chemistry/law professor 化学/法学教授 - professor of something
a professor of psychology/political science 心理学/政治学教授 She was my professor when I was a grad student. 她是我读研究生时的老师。
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa2a research professor at the University of Southern California 南加州大学的一位研究型教授 a respected law professor at a prestigious university 一所著名大学受人尊敬的一位法律教授 She is a former history professor. 她以前是历史教授。 The report was written by two Harvard professors. 这份报告是由两位哈佛教授写的。 He is a distinguished professor of law at the University of Illinois. 他是伊利诺伊州立大学的著名法学教授。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distinguished
- eminent
- respected
- …
- professor of
compare assistant professor, associate professor
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin professor, from profess- ‘declared publicly’, from the verb profiteri, from pro- ‘before’ + fateri ‘confess’.