tenure
翻譯
任期, 終身教職, 保有權
例句
He had a long tenure as prime minister.
他擔任首相的任期很長。
She was granted tenure at the university.
她獲得了大學的終身教職。
文法模式
((sb.'s tenure as sth.)) (某人)作為(某職位)的任期 He had a long tenure as prime minister.
((to be granted tenure)) 被授予終身教職 She was granted tenure at the university.
近義詞
同義詞: incumbency, term, occupancy, permanent position
詞源
源自古法語「tenir」(持有),來自拉丁語「tenere」(持有)。核心思想是「持有」一個職位。
記憶技巧
想像「ten」(十)和「year」(年)。某人的任期就是他們「持有」一個職位的「十年」(或任何一段時間)。詞根「ten-」意為「持有」。