professor

/prəˈfesə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /prəˈfesər/ (ame, ipa) · /prə-ˈfe-sər/ (ame, mw)

professor — 名詞

1. a teacher with the most senior role in a higher education department, whose job

1.名詞B1
釋義

教授

大學或學院中最高的教職

a teacher with the most senior role in a higher education department, whose job includes giving advanced classes and carrying out original research in their field of study

例句

Professor Sofie Chen has taught chemistry at National Taiwan University for over twenty years.

Sofie Chen 教授在臺灣大學教授化學已經超過二十年了。

Professor [name] + teaches + at + university

The students in Professor Tariq's class respect him because he explains things so clearly.

Tariq 教授班上的學生都很尊敬他，因為他總是把事情解釋得很清楚。

同義詞
  • lecturer

    lower rank in the UK system; in the US, 'lecturer' usually means a non-tenure-track teaching role

  • teacher

    general term for anyone who teaches, covering all levels from kindergarten to university

  • faculty member

    any academic staff at a university, regardless of rank; broader than 'professor'

反義詞
  • student

    a person who studies under a professor's guidance

文法句型

Professor + [name]

professor of + [subject]

用法筆記

In the UK, 'professor' is the highest academic rank and only a small number of faculty hold this title. In the US, it is used more broadly for many university teachers across a series of ranks (assistant, associate, and full professor). The title is typically placed before the person's full name: Professor Lin — and is often shortened to 'Prof.' in written form.

常見錯誤

❌My aunt is a professor at the local elementary school.
✅My aunt is a teacher at the local elementary school.
💡Professor is used for university or college teachers, not for school teachers.
❌Dr. Wang is a professor at the hospital.
✅Dr. Wang is a professor of medicine at the university hospital.
💡Professor is an academic title, not a medical one; it must refer to a teaching or research position at a university.