Word · Frequency #18510
tenured
终身的；长期聘用的
having a permanent appointment, especially in academia, and protected from dismissal except for serious wrongdoing
多指大学教授等学术职位，一经授予即长期有效
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Having tenure
获终身教职的；拥有长期任期的。
获终身教职的；拥有长期任期的。
In use
She is a tenured professor at the local university.
After years of hard work, he finally received a tenured position.
Only tenured staff members can vote on this policy.
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。
be tenured
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。
be tenured at + institution
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。
Common mistakes
He is a tenure professor at the university.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。
She is a tenured professor, so she has to publish a lot before her six-year review.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。
Connections
Collocations
- tenured professor
- 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。
- tenured faculty
- 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。
- tenured position
- 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。
- tenured teacher
- 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。
Synonyms
- permanent
- 长期的；非临时的；固定的 · permanent 可修饰职位或任命，但不限于终身制，也可指长期合同；tenured 特指学术或法律等享有终身任期的职位，替换时常需调整搭配，如 a tenured position → a permanent position。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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