Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11460
incumbent
现任者;在职者
核心释义
在基督教语境中可指圣俸持有者。
The person who currently holds an office, position, or title.
- 1.
现任者;在职者;(基督教)圣俸持有者。
The current holder of an office or title; (specifically, Christianity) the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
- 2.
担任公职的官员
the official who holds an office
- 3.
市场上或细分市场中的现有供应者,能赚取超额利润。
A holder of a position as supplier to a market or market segment that allows the holder to earn above-normal profits.
市场在位者;现有供应商;现任者;在职者;(基督教)圣俸持有者。;担任公职的官员;市场上或细分市场中的现有供应者,能赚取超额利润。;领圣俸者
用法In use
The incumbent in this role will train her replacement before she leaves.
用法提示:incumbent 在此作名词,指当前担任该职位的人。
Shareholders often find it harder to replace an incumbent than to bring in someone new.
用法提示:incumbent 在此作名词,指目前担任该职位的在位者。
Both incumbents on the committee were re-elected for another term.
用法提示:incumbents 是 incumbent 的复数形式,在此作名词,指现任的委员。
the incumbent of sth
多用于宗教语境,指持有圣俸的人;也可泛指某一职位的现任者。
He became the incumbent of the parish in 2015.
他于2015年出任该教区的圣职。
defeat/beat the incumbent
incumbent 在此作宾语,常与 defeat、beat、oust 等动词连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- defeat the incumbent
- 击败现任者
- The young challenger defeated the incumbent in a close race.这位年轻的挑战者在势均力敌的竞选中击败了现任者。
- the incumbent's advantage
- 现任者的优势
- The incumbent's advantage in fund-raising is hard to overcome.现任者在筹款方面的优势很难被超越。
- unseat the incumbent
- 把现任者赶下台
- Voters were determined to unseat the incumbent after the scandal.丑闻曝光后,选民们决心把这位现任者赶下台。
- re-elect the incumbent
- 让现任者连任
- The party hopes to re-elect the incumbent for a second term.该党希望让这位现任者连任第二个任期。
- incumbents and challengers
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想:incumbent 以 in(在里面)开头,想象现任者早已稳坐办公室,挑战者还在门外敲门——由此记住“现任者、在位者”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:政治、选举、公职、新闻报道 通常用于政治、选举或公职等正式语境,指现任官员;语气偏正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
指政治选举中的现任者时,通常与定冠词连用,如 the incumbent。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真押韵:recumbent /rɪˈkʌmbənt/ 的重读音节和词尾与 incumbent 完全相同,是唯一真正的押韵词。读音相近:encumber /ɪnˈkʌmbər/ 开头的 /ɪnˈkʌmb/ 几乎和 incumbent 一样,只是词尾不同;cucumber 含有 /kʌmb/、crumble 含有 /krʌmb/,都带同样的 /ʌmb/ 音。拼写陷阱:plumber 和 thumb 虽然也拼作 -umb-,但其中的 b 不发音,分别读 /ˈplʌmər/ 和 /θʌm/,不要像 incumbent 那样把 b 念出来。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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