| 单词 | tenure |
| 释义 | tenure —tenurial /ten yoor"ee euhl/, adj. —tenurially, adv. /ten"yeuhr/, n. 1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office. 2. the holding of property, esp. real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered. 3. the period or term of holding something. 4. status granted to an employee, usually after a probationary period, indicating that the position or employment is permanent. v.t. 5. to give tenure to: After she served three years on probation, the committee tenured her. [1250-1300; ME < AF; OF teneure < VL *tenitura, equiv. to *tenit(us) held (for L tentus, ptp. of tenere) + -ura -URE] |
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