| 单词 | tenure |
| 释义 | tenure (once / 1037 pages) nv Take the noun tenure for the period of time a person holds a position or office. Your tenure as a student ends when you graduate high school — unless, of course, you go on to college. Tenure from the Latin tenere means "to hold" and refers to the period of time a person works at a particular job or in an office. A president might have to deal with a recession during his tenure in the White House. In university jargon, if you have tenure, you have a permanent teaching position or professorship. In this sense, tenure can also be used as a verb. You've got it made if you're tenured at age 29. WORD FAMILYtenure: tenured, tenures USAGE EXAMPLESThe Niners became the first team in nearly four decades to follow coaches in successive seasons after only one-year tenures. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) During his tenure, Ashe earned national recognition for his innovative rehabilitation programs. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The art market boomed during the Reagan administration and through most of George W Bush’s tenure. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the term during which some position is held Syn|Hypo|Hyper incumbency, term of office administration, presidency, presidential term the tenure of a president vice-presidency, vice-presidential termthe tenure of a vice president episcopatethe term of office of a bishop term a limited period of time 2n the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands Syn|Hypo|Hyper land tenure copyhold a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services freeholdtenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life villeinagetenure by which a villein held land legal right a right based in law 3v give life-time employment to She was tenured after she published her book Hyper advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
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