tenure
🇺🇸
/ˈtenjər/
🇬🇧
/ˈtenjə(r)/
noun
C1
The time someone holds an important job, especially in government.
His tenure as mayor lasted ten years.
他擔任市長的任期持續了十年。
R
The right to keep a job permanently, especially for university teachers.
After many years, she finally received tenure at the university.
經過多年努力，她終於獲得了大學的終身教職。
R
The legal right to live in a home or use land.
The new law protects tenants' tenure in rental properties.
新法律保護租戶在租賃房產中的居住權。
translation
任期, 終身教職, 居住權
詞形變化
Plural
tenures