laureate

名词 laureate:

1. someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

形容词 laureate:

1. worthy of the greatest honor or distinction- James Traub

1. We won a laureate cup.
   我们赢得了荣誉奖杯。
2. He was awarded the poet laureate by the queen.
   他被女王封为桂冠诗人。

lau.re.ate

adj.（形容词）
Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction:
卓越的：值得最高尊重或荣誉的：
例句：
.The nation`s pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag.(James Traub)
.全国最杰出的小儿科医生准备退休了.(詹姆斯·特劳布)

Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.
戴桂冠的：戴以月桂冠或饰以月挂作为荣誉标志的
Archaic Made of laurel sprigs, as a wreath or crown.
【古语】 由月桂枝条制成的，如环或冠
n.（名词）
One honored or awarded a prize for great achievements especially in the arts or sciences:
获得荣誉的人：因取得巨大成就而被授予荣誉或给予奖金的人，尤指在艺术或科学领域：
例句：
a Nobel laureate.
诺贝尔奖获得者

A poet laureate.
桂冠诗人

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Latin laure3tus [adorned with laurel]
源自 拉丁语 laure3tus [饰以月桂]
from laurea [crown of laurel] [from feminine of] laureus [of laurel]
源自 laurea [桂冠] [] 源自laureus的阴性词 [月桂的]
from laurus [laurel]
源自 laurus [月桂]

【引伸】
lau.reateship.
n.（名词）