His scholarship in classical literature has earned him high praise from peers.

scholarship 由 scholar（学者）和名词后缀 -ship（表示状态、性质或技能）组成，字面意思是"学者的技能/状态"。 在这里 scholarship 指"学术造诣"或"学术成就"，特指在某个领域深入研究的专业知识和能力。