院士,是学术界给予科学家的最高荣誉称号。院士制度最早起源于欧洲,现在已通行于全世界。特指某国院士时,译作Member ofAcademy或是Fellow of Acade-my,通称则译作Academician。无论哪一种译法,都少不了“academ”这个词根。追溯院士的来历,就要追到这个“根”上。 传说在古希腊时代有一位名叫阿卡德莫斯的英雄,曾凭自己的智慧和责任感把雅典城从一场可能发生的大灾难中解救出来。他死后葬 Academician, is the highest honor given to scientists in academia. Academician system originated in Europe, has now been around the world. When referring to an academician of a certain country, it is translated as “Member of Academy” or “Fellow of Academ”, while “General Academician” is translated as Academician. No matter what kind of translation, indispensable “academ” the root. Trace the origin of academicians, we must catch up to this “root”. Legend has it that in ancient Greece, a hero named Akad Moss used his wisdom and sense of responsibility to rescue Athens from a possible catastrophe. He died after his death