Word · Frequency #15779
seniority
资历；年资；老资格
higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
- 1.
A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other members, and with an eye towards awarding privileges to those who have been members longer.
资历；按成员服务时间长短衡量并授予资历较长者特权的标准
- 2.
higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
因服务时间长而获得的更高职位
- 3.
the property of being long-lived
长寿的特性
资历；按成员服务时间长短衡量并授予资历较长者特权的标准；因服务时间长而获得的更高职位；长寿的特性；长辈；老资格；[经] 资历
In use
He got the promotion because of his seniority in the company.
In many workplaces, employees are paid according to seniority.
She has enough seniority to lead the team.
have seniority over sb
seniority 在此作不可数名词，表示‘更长的服务时间带来的更高地位’。介词 over 后接比较对象。
Because she started earlier, she has seniority over the new recruits.
因为她入职更早，所以她的资历比新员工深。
be based on seniority
be based on 是常用被动结构，表示‘以…为依据’。若要对比其他标准，可用 rather than 带出。
In many companies, promotion is based on seniority rather than merit.
在许多公司，晋升的依据是资历而非才能。
have X years of seniority
X 用数字或表达时间长度的词代替，如 many, several, twenty。表示‘拥有多少年的资历’。seniority 前不加不定冠词，因为它通常不可数。
Connections
Collocations
- by seniority
- 按资历
- Promotions at this company are decided by seniority.这家公司的晋升是按资历决定的。
- seniority system
- 资历制度
- The union defended the seniority system for layoffs.工会维护裁员时按资历排队的制度。
- seniority level
- 资历级别
- Employees at a higher seniority level get more vacation time.资历级别较高的员工有更多假期。
- length of seniority
- 服务年限
- Pay raises depend on length of seniority.加薪取决于服务年限。
- seniority rights
- 年资权利
- Seniority rights protect older workers during downsizing.年资权利在裁员时保护老员工。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 senior（年长的、资深的）+ ity 名词后缀：老员工靠年资排在前，seniority 就是“资历老”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：职场、公司制度、工会、法律/合同 该词多用于职场或组织机构中，指因工作年限较长而享有的较高地位或优先权，语气较正式；日常口语中较少使用，通常出现在书面或正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -iority/-ority 结尾。priority、majority、minority、authority 的重读元音都是 /ɔːr/，后接 /əti/，彼此押韵；superiority 和 inferiority 在重读前多一个音节，但结尾的 /ˈɔːrəti/ 也相同。seniority 根据给定音标是 /siˈnjɔrɪti/，重读后的元音是 /ɪ/，与上面这些词（多为 /ə/）并非完全押韵，只适合作为拼写对照。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.