| 释义 |
incumbent/inˈkʌmbənt/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 (foll. by 后跟 on, upon) resting as a duty 成为职责的，义不容辞的 it is incumbent on you to warn them 你有责任警告他们 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 on) lying, pressing 平躺的，压在上面的 3 currently holding office 现任的，在职的 the incumbent president 现任总统 ●n. the holder of an office or post 现任者；在职者 [Middle English from Anglo-Latin incumbens, pres. part. of Latin incumbere ‘lie upon’ (as IN-2, cubare ‘lie’)] |