| 单词 | incumbent |
| 释义 | incumbent —incumbently, adv. /in kum"beuhnt/, adj. 1. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club. 2. obligatory (often fol. by on or upon): a duty incumbent upon me. 3. Archaic. resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent upon the cool grass. n. 4. the holder of an office: The incumbent was challenged by a fusion candidate. 5. Brit. a person who holds an ecclesiastical benefice. [1375-1425; late ME (n.) < L incumbent- (s. of incumbens prp. of incumbere to lie or lean upon, equiv. to in- IN-2 + cumb- (nasalized var. of cub- sit, lie; see INCUBUS) + -ent- -ENT] |
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