tenure
Definitions
The period during which a position, office, or property is held
任期；占有期
A guaranteed permanent post, especially for a university teacher
终身教职（尤指大学教师的永久职位）
To grant someone a permanent academic post
授予（某人）终身教职
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedten (hold) + -ure (act, result) = 'the holding of something.' Originally a feudal term for the conditions under which land was held. From 'how long you hold land' it generalized to 'how long you hold any position' — your tenure as president. In universities it took on a special sense: a post you hold permanently, safe from being fired.
Root tain still carries 87 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.during one's tenure在任期间
- 2.grant tenure授予终身职位
- 3.tenure track终身教职晋升轨道
- 4.length of tenure任期长短
- 5.tenured professor终身教授
Example Sentences
- 1.
During her tenure as CEO, profits more than doubled.
- 2.
After six years, he was finally granted tenure.
- 3.
Few young academics expect to be tenured these days.
Easily Confused
tenure vs. term: both mean a period in office, but term is a fixed, scheduled length (a four-year term), while tenure refers to the whole stretch you actually held the position (her tenure lasted three years). 'Tenure' also uniquely means a permanent academic post; 'term' never does.