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incumbent基本信息

读法：英 [ɪn"kʌmb(ə)nt] 美 [ɪn"kʌmbənt]

释义：

  • adj. 现任的；依靠的；负有职责的
  • n. 在职者；现任者；领圣俸者

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    英英释义

    Noun:

  • the official who holds an office
    • Adjective:
  • lying or leaning on something else;"an incumbent geological formation"
  • necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding;"it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"
  • currently holding an office;"the incumbent governor"

    • 中英词源

    incumbent 在任者

    in-,进入，使，在上面，-cumb,躺，词源同incubate,succumb.即躺在上面的，引申词义在任者。

    incumbent (n.)
    early 15c., "person holding a church position," from Medieval Latin incumbentem (nominative incumbens) "holder of a church position," noun use of present participle of incumbere "to obtain or possess," from Latin incumbere "recline on," figuratively "apply oneself to," from in- "on" (see in- (2)) + -cumbere "lie down," related to cubare "to lie" (see cubicle). Extended to holders of any office from 1670s.
    incumbent (adj.)
    1560s, in relation to duties or obligations, from Latin incumbentem (nominative incumbens), present participle of incumbere (see incumbent (n.)). The literal, physical sense is rare in English and first attested 1620s.

    词态变化

    复数 incumbents;

    权威造句

    1. It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.
    我们所有人都必须加倍努力。

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    2. the present incumbent of the White House
    现任美国总统

    来自《权威词典》

    3. He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.
    他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长.

    来自《简明英汉词典》

    4. The old man is an incumbent.
    那位老人是一位教区牧师.

    来自《简明英汉词典》

    5. It is incumbent upon us to do so.
    这样做是我们义不容辞的责任.

    来自《简明英汉词典》

    近反义词

  • incumbent on 成为责任的
  • incumbent upon 是

    • 相似短语

  • be incumbent on v. 义不容辞,覆盖在上
  • incumbent on phr. 义不容辞，对某事负有责任
  • incumbent cotyledon 背倚子叶
  • incumbent wing 平覆翅
  • incumbent cotyledons 背倚子叶
  • incumbent party 执政党
  • incumbent anther 内曲花药
  • be incumbent upon 对某人或者某物来说，其身上负有某项职责e.g.It will be incumbent upon industry players to investigate patent protectio
  • incumbent president 【法】 在职总统
  • incumbent radicle 内曲胚根

    • 单词分析

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    记忆方法

    1. in- "on" + -cumbere "lie down".

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