2009年2月28日 星期六

in-residence, in place

The Washington Post leads (and ends) with President Barack Obama's announcement that the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq has a date: August 2010, with a third of current troop levels to remain in place through 2011.


in place

1. In the appropriate or usual position or order. For example, With everything in place, she started the slide show. [Mid-1500s] Also see put someone in his or her place.
2. In the same spot, without advancing or retreating, as in While marching in place, the band played six more numbers.

駐校專家

近幾年,台灣的大學開始風行「駐校作家-詩人-企業家」制。譬如說,駐校高管(executive-in-residence)……

這在西方的說法為:

in residence
Committed to live and work in a certain place, often for a specific length of time. For example, He loved being the college's poet in residence. This expression, dating from the 1300s, originally referred to ecclesiastical clerics whose presence was required in a specific church. It was extended to other appointments in the mid-1800s.
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in-res•i•dence
adj.
Associated in an official, specified position with an organization such as a university or college. Often used in combination: artist-in-residence.


Writer-in-Residence
In 2007-08 the Writer-in-Residence Program at the University of Alberta enters
its 32nd year of existence and is the longest lasting program of its kind in ...

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其實,我相信中國11世紀的朱熹等書院,也可能有類似的制度和名稱。待查。

日文:in-residence
━━ a. ((名詞の後で)) (本業とは別の資格で)在住している.


The term Executive Residence is used to describe the central building of the White House Complex located between the East Wing and West Wing. This

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