be a sinecure
sinecure 是可数名词,作表语时通常要加冠词 a/an。
His job at the ministry was a sinecure.
他在部里的工作是个闲职。
闲职;报酬优厚而清闲的职位
sinecures — plural of sinecure
不附带宗教或牧灵职责的圣职;一种几乎无需工作或工作轻松但报酬丰厚的职位;肥缺。;无宗教或牧灵职责的圣职;职责极少的闲职;闲职;[经] 领干俸的职位
A position that involves little or no work but still provides good pay; a cushy job.
多指待遇好但工作很少的职位
一种几乎无需工作或工作轻松但报酬丰厚的职位;肥缺。
A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
无宗教或牧灵职责的圣职
a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
职责极少的闲职
an office that involves minimal duties
After years of hard work, he finally landed a sinecure in the government.
经过多年的辛苦工作,他终于得到了一份政府的闲职。
用法提示:名词“sinécure”指有薪水却很少或没有工作的职位。
The position was essentially a sinecure, requiring only a few hours of work per month.
这个职位本质上是个闲职,每月只需工作几小时。
用法提示:名词“sinécure”描述一个轻松、高薪但责任小的职位。
The company has several sinecures for retired executives.
公司为退休高管设有几个闲职。
用法提示:名词复数“sinecures”指多个这样的职位。
sinecure 是可数名词,作表语时通常要加冠词 a/an。
His job at the ministry was a sinecure.
他在部里的工作是个闲职。
用介词 for 引出这个闲职是给谁的,前面常与 little more than 一类说法连用。
The post was little more than a sinecure for the retiring minister.
这个职位对即将退休的大臣来说不过是个闲职。
复数 sinecures 指多个闲职,常与 abolish、eliminate、cut 等动词搭配。
The new government promised to abolish the sinecures in the civil service.
新政府承诺废除公务员体系中的闲职。
grammar · medium
易错句子His new job is very sinecure.
正确表达His new job is a sinecure.
sinecure 只能作名词,不能像形容词那样受 very 修饰,也不能放在 be 动词后作表语形容词。表示“这是一份闲职”要用名词短语 a sinecure,而“很清闲”这层意思应由形容词(如 cushy)承担,不能强行套在 sinecure 上。
grammar · medium
易错句子The department has too much sinecure and not enough real work.
正确表达The department has too many sinecures and not enough real work.
sinecure 是可数名词,复数形式为 sinecures;表示“数量多”要用 many 而不是修饰不可数名词的 much。汉语“闲职”没有单复数形态,容易让人误把它当成不可数名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子My cousin is a sinecure in a state-owned company.
正确表达My cousin has a sinecure in a state-owned company.
sinecure 指的是职位本身,不是担任该职位的人,因此不能用“人 + be + a sinecure”的结构。要说某人占据这一职位,应用 have/hold a sinecure;若只想说某人很闲,则需换用其他说法。
sincere 是形容词,作定语或表语,表示人的态度真诚;sinecure 是名词,指报酬优厚而几乎不用干活的职位。两者只是拼写和读音相近,词性和意思都不同,不能互换。
secure 常作形容词,修饰 job、future 等,表示“稳定、有保障”;sinecure 只作名词,指工作清闲而报酬高的职位。表示“稳定的工作”用 a secure job,表示“肥缺”用 a sinecure,两者词性和搭配都不同。
cushy 是形容词,多用于口语,修饰 job、number 等,强调轻松舒服;sinecure 是名词,指职位本身。不能说 a cushy 来指“肥缺”,要用 a cushy job 或 a sinecure;sinecure 更正式,多见于书面语。
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