tenure

英['tenjə] 美['tɛnjɚ]
  • n. 任期;占有
  • vt. 授予…终身职位

助记提示


1. ten- "hold" + -ure.
2. => holding of a tenement.
3. => condition or fact of holding a status, position, or occupation.
4. => "guaranteed tenure of office" (usually at a university or school).

中文词源


tenure 任职,任期

ten-,持有,握住,-ure,名词后缀。

英文词源


tenure
tenure: see tenant
tenure (n.)
early 15c., "holding of a tenement," from Anglo-French and Old French tenure "a tenure, estate in land" (13c.), from Old French tenir "to hold," from Vulgar Latin *tenire, from Latin tenere "to hold" (see tenet). The sense of "condition or fact of holding a status, position, or occupation" is first attested 1590s. Meaning "guaranteed tenure of office" (usually at a university or school) is recorded from 1957. Related: Tenured (1961).

双语例句


1. his four-year tenure as President
他的四年总统任期

来自《权威词典》

2. He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.
他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He has recently been refused tenure.
他最近被拒绝授予终身职位.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. On what tenure does he hold the house?
他凭什么占用这所房子?

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. He holds his life on a happy tenure.
他过着幸福的生活.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》