emeritum

发音

UK /ɪˈmɛɹɪtəm/

词形变化

emerita 复数 emerita

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bounty awarded to a soldier upon the completion of his term of service.

词源

From the Latin ēmeritum (“a thing earned upon completion of a term of service”), a substantive use of the neuter singular form of ēmeritus (“earned, merited, having been earned; served, having done one’s service”), the perfect passive participle of ēmereō (“to earn, to merit”).

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