tenure
翻译
任期, 终身教职, 保有权
例句
He had a long tenure as prime minister.
他担任首相的任期很长。
She was granted tenure at the university.
她获得了大学的终身教职。
语法模式
((sb.'s tenure as sth.)) （某人）作为（某职位）的任期 He had a long tenure as prime minister.
((to be granted tenure)) 被授予终身教职 She was granted tenure at the university.
近义词
同义词: incumbency, term, occupancy, permanent position
词源
源自古法语“tenir”（持有），来自拉丁语“tenere”（持有）。核心思想是“持有”一个职位。
记忆技巧
想象“ten”（十）和“year”（年）。某人的任期就是他们“持有”一个职位的“十年”（或任何一段时间）。词根“ten-”意为“持有”。