Sinecure
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n.挂名差事, 闲职
- ［英］ n.挂名差事, 闲职 ( an office or position that requires little or no work and that usu. provides an income)
- ［类］ 反义词: arduous employment ( 费力的职业)
- ［记］ sine ( 无) ＋cure ( 关心) -> 不用关心的职位 -> 闲职
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Medieval Latin sine cura without cure (of souls)
- Date: 1662
- 1. archaic an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls
- 2. an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
