n. 教授;教师;公开表示信仰的人
professor 教授
来自profess,宣称,信奉,-er,人。字面意思指公开宣称自己在某领域是行家的人,经得起挑战和质问的人。后用于教师职业的尊称。
Professor. One professing religion. This canting use of the word comes down from the Elizabethan period, but is obsolete in England. [Thornton, "American Glossary," 1912]