名詞 laureate:

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

形容詞 laureate:

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

1. We won a laureate cup.
   我們贏得了榮譽獎杯。
2. He was awarded the poet laureate by the queen.
   他被女王封為桂冠詩人。

lau.re.ate

adj.（形容詞）
Worthy of the greatest honor or distinction:
卓越的：值得最高尊重或榮譽的：
例句：
.The nation`s pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag.(James Traub)
.全國最杰出的小兒科醫(yī)生準備退休了.(詹姆斯·特勞布)

Crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honor.
戴桂冠的：戴以月桂冠或飾以月掛作為榮譽標志的
Archaic Made of laurel sprigs, as a wreath or crown.
【古語】 由月桂枝條制成的，如環(huán)或冠
n.（名詞）
One honored or awarded a prize for great achievements especially in the arts or sciences:
獲得榮譽的人：因取得巨大成就而被授予榮譽或給予獎金的人，尤指在藝術或科學領域：
例句：
a Nobel laureate.
諾貝爾獎獲得者

A poet laureate.
桂冠詩人

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin laure3tus [adorned with laurel]
源自 拉丁語 laure3tus [飾以月桂]
from laurea [crown of laurel] [from feminine of] laureus [of laurel]
源自 laurea [桂冠] [] 源自laureus的陰性詞 [月桂的]
from laurus [laurel]
源自 laurus [月桂]

【引伸】
lau.reateship.
n.（名詞）