tenure

['tenjuə]

n.终身职位, 任期, 保有

例句与用法：

A member of the faculty of a college or university usually having qualified status without rank or tenure.

讲师大学或学院中某系的教员，通常有授课资格，但没有级别或任期

The tenure by which such an estate is held.

不动产的终身保有权保有这种不动产的权利

The rank, appointment, authority, or tenure of a general.

将军的任职或任期一个将军的官衔、委任权力或保存权

词形变化：

形容词: tenurial | 副词: tenurially |

详细释义：

n.[U]

1. (财产、职位等的)占有; 占有权

2. 占有期; 任期; 占有条件

3. 【主美】(教授等的)终身职位

A lecturer in the English Department has recently been refused tenure.

英语系一名讲师最近未能获得终身职位。