docent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈdəʊ.sənt/    /ˈdoʊ.sənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A teacher or lecturer at some universities (in central Europe, etc.)
    — Zermelo had been a docent at Göttingen when Kit was there and, like Russell, had been preoccupied with the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.
  2. A tour guide at a museum, art gallery, historical site, etc. US
    — The docent greeted the visitors and welcomed them to the Smithsonian.
形容词 adj.
  1. Instructive; that teaches.

词形变化

more docent comparative most docent superlative docents plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
词源 2
From Latin docēns, present participle of doceō (“to teach”). In the meaning of a university grade, as used in some Central European countries, it is clipped version of private docent, privat-docent, from German Privatdozent, from German Dozent.
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