A sabbatical is a stretch of time when someone, most often a university teacher, stops their usual work in order to study, write, or travel for their work. They are still employed; they are supposed to come back. In the old pattern it came every seven years, like a long rest after six years of work.

A sabbatical is a stretch of timeSabbatical是一段時間，when someone, most often a university teacher, stops their usual work在這段時間裡，某人——通常是大學老師——會停下平常的工作，in order to study, write, or travel for their work為了做研究、寫作，或跟工作有關的旅行。They are still employed他們仍然保有職位；they are supposed to come back而且是預期要回來的。In the old pattern it came every seven years按照舊有的模式，每七年會有一次，like a long rest after six years of work就像工作六年後的一段長假。

You say someone is on sabbatical, or they are taking a sabbatical. Companies sometimes offer one now too, but it is still a rather formal, grown-up word, not a word for an ordinary holiday.

You say someone is on sabbatical, or they are taking a sabbatical你會說某人is on sabbatical，或是taking a sabbatical。Companies sometimes offer one now too現在有些公司也會提供這樣的假，but it is still a rather formal, grown-up word但這個詞還是相當正式、成熟，not a word for an ordinary holiday不是用來說普通假期的字。

Though actually, students sometimes hear 'time off' and think you can disappear and do anything. In real life the university often wants a plan, and it is not the same as quitting.

Though actually不過事實上，students sometimes hear 'time off' and think you can disappear and do anything學生有時候聽到「休假」就以為可以隨便消失、做任何事。In real life the university often wants a plan實際上大學通常會要求提出計畫，and it is not the same as quitting而且這跟辭職完全是兩回事。