premiership
premiership — 名詞
1. the role of leading a government as prime minister, and the years spent in that
首相職；任期
擔任首相的職位或那段時間
the role of leading a government as prime minister, and the years spent in that role
Mia's premiership began after the party won the election in May.
Mia 所在政黨在五月贏得選舉後，她的首相任期開始了。
During Lee's premiership, taxes fell and three new hospitals opened.
在 Lee 的首相任期內，稅收下降，還新開了三家醫院。
during + premiership for a period in office
The scandal ended the prime minister's premiership after only eighteen months.
那場醜聞讓這位首相在位短短十八個月後就下台了。
Older voters in Leeds still remember Harper's long premiership in the 1990s.
Leeds 年長選民至今仍記得 Harper 在一九九○年代那段漫長任期。
- prime ministership
Almost the same meaning, but less common in everyday use.
- administration
Can mean the whole government period, not only one leader's office.
- leadership
Much broader and not limited to national politics.
- opposition
Refers to being outside government rather than holding the top office.
用法筆記
Often follows words like 'during', 'under', or 'throughout' when the focus is on a leader's time in office rather than one single action.
常見錯誤
2. the highest football level in England, now officially named the Premier League
英超
英格蘭最高級足球聯賽
the highest football level in England, now officially named the Premier League
Leeds returned to the premiership after winning the second division.
Leeds 在贏得次級聯賽後重返英超。
return to the premiership after promotion
Only twenty clubs, from Arsenal to Wolves, can play in the premiership each season.
每一季都只有二十支球會，從 Arsenal 到 Wolves，能在英超出賽。
Fans watched three premiership matches live after lunch on Sky Sports.
球迷在午飯後透過 Sky Sports 收看了三場英超現場直播。
Fans hoped the new coach could keep the club in the premiership.
球迷希望新教練能讓這家球會留在英超。
- Premier League
The current official football name.
- top flight
Informal and can refer to the highest level in many countries.
- first division
Older or more general wording for the top level.
- Championship
Usually the level just below the English top football division.
用法筆記
In modern football writing, the official name is usually 'the Premier League'. 'Premiership' is more common in older wording or informal references.
常見錯誤
3. England's top rugby union league
英橄超級聯賽
英格蘭最高級橄欖聯賽
England's top rugby union league
Bath won the premiership after a close final at Twickenham.
Bath 在 Twickenham 打完一場激戰後贏得橄欖超級聯賽冠軍。
win the premiership in rugby union
Young forwards in Bristol dream of playing in the premiership.
Bristol 的年輕前鋒夢想有一天能在橄欖超級聯賽出賽。
The club left the premiership because it broke salary rules.
這家球會因違反薪資規定而離開橄欖超級聯賽。
Saturday's premiership game drew a record crowd in Leicester.
星期六那場英橄超級聯賽賽事在 Leicester 吸引了破紀錄的人潮。
- top flight
Informal and only works when rugby context is already clear.
- top division
A general label for the highest rugby level.
用法筆記
Usually clear only when the context is rugby union. Distinguish it from sense 2, which refers to football.
常見錯誤
4. the clubs in England's top football league, or in the similar top rugby league,
頂級球會
英格蘭頂級聯賽裡的各球會
the clubs in England's top football league, or in the similar top rugby league, seen as one group
Three premiership sides sold their captains during the summer.
有三支頂級球隊在夏天賣掉了自己的隊長。
premiership sides meaning top clubs
Fans in York say the premiership takes too much television money from smaller clubs.
York 的球迷說，這些頂級球會從小球會手中拿走太多電視轉播收入。
By July, half the premiership wanted to sign the young winger.
到了七月，半數頂級聯賽球會都想簽下那名年輕邊鋒。
Several school stars joined premiership clubs after the youth final.
幾位學校明星球員在青年決賽後加入了頂級聯賽球會。
- top clubs
A plain phrase for the strongest teams.
- elite sides
Slightly more journalistic in tone.
- big clubs
Broader and can include famous teams outside the top league.
- lower-division sides
Teams playing below the highest league level.
用法筆記
Distinguish from senses 2 and 3: this sense points to the clubs as a group, not to the competition itself.