For ten years, she lectured in law at the university.

lectured 是动词 lecture 的过去式。lecture 由词根 lect-（来自拉丁语 legere，意为"读、讲"）和后缀 -ure（表示行为或结果）组成，本义是"讲课、演讲"。在学术环境中特指"大学授课"。