tenure
tenure — 名詞
1. the state or condition of lawfully owning property, holding an official position
任期；保有期
擁有職位、土地或官方職務的期間或狀態
the state or condition of lawfully owning property, holding an official position, or occupying a job; also the length of time that someone holds a particular office, piece of land, or job position
During her tenure as mayor, Rin oversaw the construction of a new public library.
在 Rin 的市長任期內，她監督了新公共圖書館的建造。
during [possessive] tenure as [role]
The country's land tenure system lets farming families pass their fields to their children.
該國的土地保有制度讓農戶能將田地傳給子女。
land tenure system
The previous CEO's brief tenure of only eighteen months surprised the board of directors.
前任執行長僅十八個月的短暫任期令董事會感到驚訝。
Tyler's tenure on the hospital board lasted twelve years, longer than anyone else's.
Tyler 在醫院董事會的任期長達十二年，比任何人都久。
Secure tenure over their homes gave the community confidence to invest in major repairs.
擁有穩定的房屋使用權讓該社區有信心投資於大型修繕。
- term of office
narrower — only for elected or appointed official positions
- incumbency
more formal; focuses on the period a particular person currently holds an office
- holding
broader; can refer to simple possession without the legal dimension
文法句型
tenure of [something]
during someone's tenure as [role]
tenure on [committee/board]
用法筆記
The word is uncountable when referring to the state or condition ('tenure of office'), but may be used as a countable noun when referring to a specific period ('a tenure of three years'). Commonly appears in legal and formal contexts about property or official positions.
常見錯誤
2. a job guarantee, mainly for university teachers, that prevents them from being f
終身職；長聘
大學教師享有的長期聘用保障
a job guarantee, mainly for university teachers, that prevents them from being fired without strong cause such as serious wrongdoing or major budget cuts
After six years of teaching, Manuela was finally granted tenure at the state university.
教學六年後，Manuela 終於在州立大學獲得終身職。
granted tenure
Without tenure, young professors worry about losing their jobs if their research is unpopular.
若無終身職保障，年輕教授會擔心自己的研究不受歡迎時會失去工作。
The faculty union fought to protect tenure as a cornerstone of academic freedom.
教職員工會努力捍衛終身職制度，視其為學術自由的基石。
Bilal turned down a high-paying industry job because he valued the security that tenure provided.
Bilal 拒絕了一份高薪的業界工作，因為他重視終身職所提供的保障。
Critics argue that tenure makes it too difficult to remove teachers who perform poorly.
批評者認為終身職制度使得難以解僱教學表現不佳的老師。
- permanent contract
used outside academia; less specific than tenure
- job security
broader in meaning; not specific to universities
- probation
a trial period before a teacher may qualify for tenure
- temporary contract
a fixed-term arrangement with no guarantee of renewal
文法句型
grant [someone] tenure
earn tenure
be awarded tenure
tenure at [institution]
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a university professor or educator. Frequently paired with verbs such as 'grant', 'award', 'earn', 'deny', and 'revoke'. Almost never used for non-academic jobs.