| 词组 | faculty |
| 释义 | faculty Faculty has several senses that relate to the world of academics. The British use it chiefly to denote a particular branch of learning in an educational institution, as in "the Faculty of Philosophy," which in the U.S. would be "the Department of Philosophy." Faculty in American English most often serves as a collective noun meaning "the teaching and administrative staff in an educational institution": • Most of the faculty ... does not favor or see as possible any such ambitious role for the university — Nathan Glazer, American Scholar, Spring 1967 But faculty is also used in the U.S. as a plural having the sense "faculty members." This use of faculty was first recorded in 1843: • That was all I could ever get from him on the subject—'that the Faculty were funny fellows ...' — Yale Literary Mag. (OED Supplement) Evidence of its common occurrence in writing was a long time coming, however. We at Merriam-Webster came across it only in 1953: • ... her feeling that the faculty of her school are persecuting her —Wolcott Gibbs, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 1953 • The military faculty desire to teach their subjects well —Harold W. Dodds, Atlantic, March 1953 And we did not encounter it frequently until the 1960s: • Faculty from many colleges and disciplines are participating —AA UP Bulletin, September 1965 • ... its appeal is strong enough to attract many faculty —Paul Potter, Johns Hopkins Mag., October 1965 • ... not all faculty even yet concur in this resolve — Nathan M. Pusey, President's Report, Harvard University, 1968-1969 This plural use of faculty has drawn the disapproval of several commentators. Follett 1966, for one, considers it tantamount to saying "three army" instead of "three army men." It continues to be common, however, and has clearly established a secure place for itself in the language of academics. If you dislike it, use "faculty members" or "teachers" instead. |
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