释义 |
Definition of locum tenens in English: locum tenensnounPlural locum tenentes ˌləʊkəm ˈtɛnɛnzˌləʊkəm ˈtiːnɛnzloʊkəm ˈtɛnɛnz full form of locum Example sentencesExamples - Freud trained as a neurologist and had little psychiatric experience, having worked only briefly as a locum tenens in a mental hospital.
- On return home, she worked four months as a locum tenens, filling in for a solo practitioner on maternity leave.
- I'm a locum tenens; I don't get health insurance because I'm an independent contractor.
- In 1885, while waiting to hear whether or not he had obtained a grant to study with Charcot in Paris, Freud worked as a locum tenens for three weeks in a private mental hospital in Oberdöbling on the outskirts of Vienna.
Synonyms second in command, second, number two, subordinate, junior, auxiliary, adjutant, lieutenant, subaltern, assistant, personal assistant, pa, aide, helper, right-hand man, henchman, underling
Derivatives noun ˈtɛnənsi One year later Ellen accepted a locum tenency at Mitchell at a time when the State was gripped by drought and the pneumonic influenza epidemic.
Origin Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin, literally 'one holding a place' (see locus, tenant). Definition of locum tenens in US English: locum tenensnounloʊkəm ˈtɛnɛnzlōkəm ˈtenenz full form of locum Example sentencesExamples - On return home, she worked four months as a locum tenens, filling in for a solo practitioner on maternity leave.
- I'm a locum tenens; I don't get health insurance because I'm an independent contractor.
- Freud trained as a neurologist and had little psychiatric experience, having worked only briefly as a locum tenens in a mental hospital.
- In 1885, while waiting to hear whether or not he had obtained a grant to study with Charcot in Paris, Freud worked as a locum tenens for three weeks in a private mental hospital in Oberdöbling on the outskirts of Vienna.
Synonyms second in command, second, number two, subordinate, junior, auxiliary, adjutant, lieutenant, subaltern, assistant, personal assistant, pa, aide, helper, right-hand man, henchman, underling
Origin Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin, literally ‘one holding a place’ (see locus, tenant). |