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scholar

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schol·ar /ˈskɒlə $ ˈskɑːlər/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 INTELLIGENTan intelligent and well-educated person 有学问的人 the great Dutch scholar Erasmus 荷兰的大学问家伊拉斯谟2 INTELLIGENTsomeone who knows a lot about a particular subject, especially one that is not a science subject 学者〔尤指精于一门文科学问的人〕 a Shakespearean scholar 研究莎士比亚的学者3 SEsomeone who has been given a scholarship to study at a school or college 奖学金获得者 He was a King’s scholar at Eton College. 他是伊顿公学的国王奖学金获得者。
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scholarHer husband, Calvin Stowe, was a minister and scholar.Biblical scholarsThe booklet provides full translations, and an excellent introduction by the doyen of Handel scholars, Winton Dean.Later scholars contented themselves with trying to find an abstract basis on which gender might turn out to be logical after all.However, legal scholars and noted criminal attorneys have warned against drawing any quick conclusions.Other scholars, however, believed that the effects of the Thera eruption would have been widely felt.a Rhodes scholarStill, the Astropath would remember, and some scholar on the Governor's staff might construe the meaning.While I hold these scholars and practitioners in the highest regard, I have not relied exclusively on their work.For quite a long time, scholars have attempted to discover exactly what effects television has on our young.
Origin scholar (1000-1100) Medieval Latin scholaris, from Late Latin, of a school, from Latin schola; → SCHOOL1
schol·ar nounChineseSyllable
well-educated Corpus intelligent and an person


scholar
scholar /ˈskɒlə $ ˈskɑːlər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1000-1100
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: scholaris, from Late Latin, 'of a school', from Latin schola; school1
1. an intelligent and well-educated person:
    the great Dutch scholar Erasmus
2. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, especially one that is not a science subject:
    a Shakespearean scholar
3. someone who has been given a scholarship to study at a school or college:
    He was a King’s scholar at Eton College.


scholarBrE /ˈskɒlə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskɑːlər/ 🔊 nouna person who knows a lot about a particular subject because they have studied it in detail 学者a classical scholar研究拉丁文与希腊文的学者He was the most distinguished scholar in his field. 他是这一领域成就最为卓著的学者。🔊🔊a student who has been given a scholarship to study at a school, college or university 奖学金获得者a Rhodes scholar罗德学者(BrE, informal) a clever person who works hard at school 聪颖勤奋的学生I was never much of a scholar. 我从来不是那种用功的好学生。🔊🔊