Of a person: that has left office, employment, or service permanently, now esp. on reaching pensionable age; that has stopped working.
| 单词 | θ210731 |
| 释义 | society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > relating to retirement > retired (11) retiredc1598 Of a person: that has left office, employment, or service permanently, now esp. on reaching pensionable age; that has stopped working. emerited1664 Chiefly of soldiers and sailors: That has retired from active service, served out his time; hence, skilled through long practice or experience. See… ret.1767 = retired, adj. 4. Cf. ret'd, adj. emeritus1794 Honourably discharged from service; chiefly in modern Latin phrase emeritus professor, the title given to a university professor who has retired from… ret'd1826 Retired (from employment, military service, etc.). Cf. ret., adj. on the beach1937 Nautical. The shore, any part of the coastline off which a ship is at anchor; hence on the beach, ashore; retired (the beach = land, civilian life)… Subcategories:— on a pension (5) |
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