Word · Frequency #24062
preferment
选择；偏爱
the act of preferring; preference
- 1.
Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
晋升到更高职位或职务；提升。
- 2.
A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process
面粉、水和酵母的混合物,在另一烘焙过程前先发酵；发酵面团。
- 3.
A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
(尤指英国国教会中)能带来利益或声望的职位。
控告；指控；晋升到更高职位或职务；提升。；面粉、水和酵母的混合物,在另一烘焙过程前先发酵；发酵面团。；(尤指英国国教会中)能带来利益或声望的职位。；晋升
In use
After years of dedicated service, she finally received the preferment she had hoped for.
His preferment to the rank of captain was celebrated by the entire unit.
She saw the overseas assignment as a road to preferment rather than a punishment.
preferment to [position]
此义指晋升、擢用，常与 to 接职位，多见于正式或宗教场合。
His preferment to the headship of the department came after years of service.
经过多年的服务，他被晋升为系主任。
preferment of [X] to [Y]
此义为“偏爱、优先选择”，相当于动词短语 prefer A to B 的名词形式。
The preferment of one candidate to another was criticized as biased.
偏爱一位候选人而排斥另一位的做法被批评为有失偏颇。
preferment of [charges]
Connections
Collocations
- ecclesiastical preferment
- 教会中的晋升；圣职任命
- His ambition was ecclesiastical preferment rather than wealth.他的抱负是教会中的晋升，而非财富。
- seek preferment
- 谋求晋升；寻求高升
- Many courtiers sought preferment by flattering the king.许多朝臣通过奉承国王来谋求晋升。
- gain preferment
- 获得晋升；得到提拔
- She gained preferment through hard work and loyalty.她凭借勤奋和忠诚得到了提拔。
- preferment of charges
- 正式指控；提起控告
- The preferment of charges against the official shocked the city.对这名官员的正式指控震惊了全城。
Pop culture & quotes
- Preferment goes by letter and affection, / And not by old gradation.
- 升迁靠的是荐书和人情，而不是按部就班的资历。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记作：prefer（偏爱）+ -ment；被偏爱者先获晋升，也联想‘prefer charges 提出控告’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：职场晋升、法律程序中提出指控 preferment 属于正式用词，多用于书面语或正式场合，通常指晋升、官职任命；在法律语境中也可表示“提出控告”。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 preferment 真正押韵的有 deferment、conferment 和 interment（重读元音及 /mənt/ 结尾相同）。ferment 是拼写上的易混词，名词读 /ˈfɜːment/，重音在首音节，结尾不弱化，因此不押韵；动词读 /fəˈment/，区别更大。
Learn the forms together
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