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sabbatical

UK //səˈbæt.ɪ.kəl//US //səˈbæt̬.ɪ.kəl//

词源

源自希伯来语'shabbat'(安息日),通过希腊语'sabbatikos'和拉丁语'sabbaticus'演变而来,最初指每七年一次的安息年。

noun

❶ 指大学教师或专业人士的带薪休假年,通常每七年一次,用于研究、旅行或休息。

“Professor Smith is on sabbatical this year to write her book.”

(史密斯教授今年休假写书去了。)

“After ten years of teaching, he finally took his sabbatical.”

(教书十年后,他终于休了学术假。)

同义词:leave, break, hiatus

常见短语

sabbatical year — 特指持续一整年的学术休假,常见于高等教育领域。

“The anthropology department requires faculty to take a sabbatical year every seven years.”

(人类学系要求教员每七年休一次全年学术假。)

on sabbatical — 表示某人正处于休假年期间的状态。

“Dr. Johnson is currently on sabbatical in Berlin.”

(约翰逊博士正在柏林休学术假。)