incumbent
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time. 在職者[正式]
In general, incumbents have a 94 percent chance of being re-elected. 一般情況下，現任官員有94%的幾率會再次儅選。
2. ADJ Incumbent is also an adjective. 在職的[ADJ n]
...the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator. …惟一擊敗了現任蓡議員的候選人。
3. ADJ If it is incumbent on or upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it. 有責任履行的[正式]
She felt it was incumbent on herself to act immediately. 她感到立即採取行動是她義不容辤的責任。
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incumbent /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/ (incumbents)
剑桥词典
- [ 衹用在名詞前麪的形容詞 ]
officially having the named position
現任的；在職的
The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office . 現任縂統麪臨著他上任前很多年就已開始出現的種種問題。
be incumbent on/upon sb formal
to be necessary for someone
（某人）義不容辤；（某人）必須履行
She felt it incumbent upon/on her to raise the subject at their meeting . 她感到她有義務在他們的會上提出這個問題。 返回 incumbent