- Rhodes scholar (n.)
[Rhodes scholar 词源字典]
- holder of any of the scholarships founded at Oxford in 1902 by British financier and imperialist Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902), for whom the former African colony of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe) also was named. The surname is literally "dweller by a clearing," from Old English rodu "plot of land of one square rod."[Rhodes scholar etymology, Rhodes scholar origin, 英语词源]