sinecure

n. 闲职 [经] 领干俸的职位

发音

UK /ˈsaɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/
其它
UK /ˈsɪn.ɪˌkjʊə/
CA /ˈsaɪ.nəˌkjʊɹ/
US /ˈsaɪ.nəˌkjʊɹ/
CA /ˈsɪn.əˌkjʊɹ/
US /ˈsɪn.əˌkjʊɹ/
AU /ˈsɑɪ.nɪˌkjʊə/
AU /ˈsɪn.ɪˌkjʊə/

词形变化

sinecures 复数 sinecures sinecured sinecures 三单 sinecuring sinecuring 现在分词 sinecured 过去式 sinecured 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.

    干俸

    闲职

    In the ADF, while the numbers vary between the individual services and the reserves, employment is no comfortable sinecure for any personnel and thus does not appeal to many people, male or female, especially under current pay scales.

    However, by the time of World War II (if not before), politics, at least in the federal sphere, was no longer regarded as sinecure for well-intentioned part-timers.

  2. 2.

    An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

    历史
v.
  1. 1.

    To put or place in a sinecure.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Requiring no work for an ample reward.

  2. 2.

    Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

place office situation position post berth benefice

词源

From Ecclesiastical Latin sine cūrā (literally “without care”), ellipsis of beneficium sine cūrā (“benefice without cure [of souls, i.e. the office of a curate]”), formed from Medieval Latin sine (“without”) + cūrā (“care, charge, cure”).

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