Word · Frequency #23153
laureate
获奖者
a person honored for great achievements; someone crowned with a laurel wreath as a mark of honor
- 1.
A graduate of a university.
桂冠诗人
In use
The young laureate thanked everyone who had supported her research.
She became a laureate after winning the international mathematics competition.
Every year the ceremony honors several laureates for their outstanding work.
the laureate
作名词时为可数名词，指‘桂冠诗人’或‘获奖者’，前面通常需要限定词。
The laureate read a poem at the ceremony.
桂冠诗人在典礼上朗读了一首诗。
noun + laureate
作形容词时表示‘戴桂冠的、享有荣誉的’，常后置修饰名词，如 poet laureate。
She was named poet laureate.
她被任命为桂冠诗人。
laureate sb
作动词时为及物动词，正式用语，意为‘给……戴桂冠；给予荣誉’。
The academy laureated her for her achievements.
学院因她的成就授予她桂冠。
Common mistakes
He is Nobel laureate in Physics.He is a Nobel laureate in Physics.
“laureate” 作“获奖者”讲是可数名词单数，前面必须有冠词 a/an 或 the；中文没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，补上 a 后才符合英语语法。
She is a Nobel laureate of Chemistry.She is a Nobel laureate in Chemistry.
表示在某个学科/领域获得诺贝尔奖时，固定搭配是 Nobel laureate in + 学科，介词用 in 而不用 of；of 表示所属关系，放在这里不符合英语习惯。
Connections
Collocations
- Nobel laureate
- 诺贝尔奖得主
- The Nobel laureate gave a fascinating lecture on climate change.这位诺贝尔奖得主就气候变化做了一场精彩的讲座。
- poet laureate
- 桂冠诗人
- She was appointed poet laureate in 2019.她于2019年被任命为桂冠诗人。
- Pulitzer Prize laureate
- 普利策奖得主
- The Pulitzer Prize laureate thanked her editors in her speech.这位普利策奖得主在演讲中感谢了她的编辑。
- Nobel laureate in chemistry
- 诺贝尔化学奖得主
- As a Nobel laureate in chemistry, she continues to mentor young scientists.作为诺贝尔化学奖得主，她继续指导年轻科学家。
Synonyms
- prizewinner
- 获奖者，得奖人 · prizewinner 侧重在比赛、竞赛或抽奖中获胜得奖的人；laureate 更正式，多指因重大成就被授予荣誉的人。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“劳瑞特”：劳苦功高者获桂冠，如诗人戴月桂，故laureate指“获奖者”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：award ceremonies、academic announcements、news reports laureate 多作名词，通常用于正式场合，指获得重大奖项或荣誉的人，如 Nobel laureate（诺贝尔奖得主）。日常口语中较少单独使用，常与具体奖项名称搭配。
Grammar Note
person
Pronunciation & Spelling
laureate 读作 /ˈlɒːriət/，常用词中没有完全同韵词。列出的 -ate 词拼写相近，但重读元音不同，结尾多为 /ət/（associate 作名词时）；associate 作动词时末尾读 /eɪt/；lariat 虽有相同的不重读结尾 /riət/，但重读元音是 /æ/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.