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sinecure

英['sɪnɪkjʊə(r)] 美['saɪnɪkjʊr]
  • n. 挂名职务;闲差事;<古> 领干薪的牧师职位
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 闲职,挂名职位,挂名头衔
    2. <古>领干薪的牧师职
    3. 轻闲差使
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 工作清闲的,有闲职的

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached

  2. an office that involves minimal duties

双语例句

1. She found him an exalted sinecure as a Fellow of the Library of Congress.
她给他找了一个级别很高的闲职:国会图书馆研究员。

来自辞典例句

2. He even had a job, a sinecure, more highly - paid than his old job had been.
他甚至还有一个工作, 一个挂名差使,比他原来的工作的待遇要好多了.

来自英汉文学

3. His stable services were merely a sinecure, and consisted simply in a daily care and inspection.
他在马厩里的工作是个轻闲差使, 每天只要去照料照料巡视一番.

来自辞典例句

4. This is hardly a [ not a, no ] sinecure.
这哪里是 [ 不是 ] 闲差事((很忙)).

来自互联网

5. This is a [ not a, no ] sinecure.
这哪里是 [ 不是 ] 闲差事((很忙)).

来自互联网

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