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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。
选择；偏爱
preferments — plural of preferment
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选择；偏爱
the act of preferring; preference
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。
晋升到更高职位或职务；提升。
Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
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。
A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process
(尤指英国国教会中)能带来利益或声望的职位。
A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
After years of dedicated service, she finally received the preferment she had hoped for.
经过多年的尽心服务，她终于得到了自己期盼已久的晋升。
His preferment to the rank of captain was celebrated by the entire unit.
他晋升为上尉的事情受到了全队的庆祝。
She saw the overseas assignment as a road to preferment rather than a punishment.
她把这次海外任务看作一条晋升之路，而不是一种惩罚。
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。
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。
法律术语，指正式提出控告；prefer 可作“提起（诉讼）”解。
The preferment of charges in such cases depends on the attorney's discretion.
此类案件中是否提起指控，取决于检察官的裁量。
Not this
I have a preferment for tea over coffee.
Use this
I have a preference for tea over coffee.
preferment 虽有“偏爱”的词典释义，但在现代英语中表达个人喜好通常用 preference；preferment 更常指晋升或控告，用在此处不自然。
Not this
He wants to preferment to a higher position.
Use this
He wants preferment to a higher position.
preferment 是名词，不是动词，不能用在 to 后面构成不定式；表示“想要晋升”应把 preferment 用作动词 want 的宾语。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
升迁靠的是荐书和人情，而不是按部就班的资历。
Iago's complaint in Shakespeare's Othello, Act 1, Scene 1, about why he was passed over for promotion.
莎士比亚《奥赛罗》第一幕第一场中伊阿古抱怨自己未获提拔时说的话。
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记作：prefer（偏爱）+ -ment；被偏爱者先获晋升，也联想‘prefer charges 提出控告’。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.