professorship
UK/prə'fɛsɚʃɪp/US/prә'fesәʃip/
C2
Definitions
n.
The position, post, or rank of a professor.
教授职位，教授席位
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprofessorforward, for, before
+
-shipprofession, occupation, declaration
=professorship
professor + -ship (office, position) = the post held by a professor. See professor.
Common Collocations
- 1.hold a professorship担任教授职位
- 2.endowed professorship冠名教授席位
- 3.visiting professorship客座教授职位
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was offered a professorship at Cambridge.