Incumbent



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 在职者, 现任者; adj.义不容辞的
• ［英］ n. 在职者, 现任者 ( the holder of an office or benefice) ; adj.义不容辞的
• ［记］ in+cumb ( 躺) +ent -> 躺在 ( 职位) 上的人
• ［同］ 同根词: encumber ( 妨碍) ; recumbent ( 斜躺的)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin incumbent-, incumbens, present participle of incumbere to lie down on, from in- + -cumbere to lie down; akin to cubare to lie
• Date: 15th century
• 1. the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
• 2. one that occupies a particular position or place

II. adjective

• Date: 1567
• 1. imposed as a duty ; obligatory <incumbent on us to take action>
• 2. having the status of an incumbent <the team's incumbent third baseman>; especially occupying a specified office
• 3. lying or resting on something else
• 4. bent over so as to rest on or touch an underlying surface

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