late 14c., from Latin laureatus "crowned with laurels," from laurea "laurel crown" (emblematic of victory or distinction in poetry), from fem. of laureus "of laurel," from laurus "laurel." Laureat poete first found in "Canterbury Tales" (form with the noun before the adjective, in imitation of Latin word order, is from c. 1400 in English); the first official one was probably Ben Jonson (1638), though the first recorded one was Dryden (1668). Extended to Nobel prize winners, 1947. As a noun, 1520s, from the adjective. Related: Laureateship.
实用例句
1. He was a Nobel laureate in physics.
他是一位诺贝尔物理学奖获得者.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. For Holmes, society was Boston, the city of which he was poet - laureate.
对霍姆斯而言, 社会就是波士顿, 他是这个城市里的桂冠诗人.来自辞典例句
3. For Holms, society was Boston, the city of which he was poet - laureate.
对霍姆斯而言, 社会就是波士顿, 他就是这个城市里的桂冠诗人.来自辞典例句
4. He was awarded the poet laureate by the queen.
他被女王封为桂冠诗人.来自互联网
5. The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag.
