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tenured + noun
tenured 作定语时，表示“拥有终身职位的”，常修饰 professor、faculty、staff 等名词。
The university's history department has several tenured professors.
这所大学的历史系有几位终身教授。
终身的；长期聘用的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
终身的；长期聘用的
having a permanent appointment, especially in academia, and protected from dismissal except for serious wrongdoing
The university's history department has several tenured professors.
这所大学的历史系有几位终身教授。
多指大学教授等学术职位，一经授予即长期有效
获终身教职的；拥有长期任期的。
Having tenure
She is a tenured professor at the local university.
她是当地大学的终身教授。
After years of hard work, he finally received a tenured position.
经过多年努力，他终于获得了终身职位。
Only tenured staff members can vote on this policy.
只有终身教职员工才能对这一政策投票。
tenured 作定语时，表示“拥有终身职位的”，常修饰 professor、faculty、staff 等名词。
The university's history department has several tenured professors.
这所大学的历史系有几位终身教授。
be/get tenured 表示被授予终身职位，相当于 have tenure。
After six years of research and teaching, she was tenured.
经过六年的研究和教学，她获得了终身教职。
如需说明终身教职所在的机构，用介词 at 引出机构名。
He is tenured at a well-known liberal arts college.
他在一所著名的文理学院拥有终身教职。
Not this
He is a tenure professor at the university.
Use this
He is a tenured professor at the university.
tenure 是名词或动词，不能直接修饰名词；修饰名词表示“已获终身职位的”要用形容词 tenured。
Not this
She is a tenured professor, so she has to publish a lot before her six-year review.
Use this
She is a tenure-track professor, so she has to publish a lot before her six-year review.
tenured 表示已经获得终身职位；如果还在考察期内、尚未获终身教职，应说 tenure-track，二者不可混用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
终身教授
She was promoted to tenured professor after years of research.
经过多年研究，她被提升为终身教授。
终身教职人员
The university increased the number of tenured faculty in the department.
该大学增加了系里的终身教职人员数量。
终身职位
He accepted a tenured position at the college.
他在那所学院接受了一个终身职位。
终身教师
The district cannot remove tenured teachers without a formal hearing.
学区未经正式听证不得解雇终身教师。
Use tenured naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 ten（十）+ year（年）：工作十年以上才换来“终身聘用”，稳定不轻易被解雇。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic employment、university faculty status 该词通常用于描述大学教师等获得终身聘用的身份，多出现在学术、行政或法律等较为正式的语境中；日常口语中较少使用。
没有与 tenured /ˈtɛnjərd/ 完全押韵的词；cured、insured、ensured 拼写相似但读 /-ʊrd/，measured、treasured 以 /-ʒərd/ 结尾，injured 以 /-dʒərd/ 结尾，重读元音也各有差异。
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