preferment

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɹɪˈfəːmənt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product. countable,historical,uncountable
  2. A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process
  3. The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.). countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — But consider—you need not be afraid of delegating power to me. I am no young lady on her preferment. Married women, you know, may be safely authorised.
  4. Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion. countable,uncountable
  5. A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige. countable,uncountable
    — One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof; which he leaving this year (having before had ſeveral Deputies therein) becauſe of his preferment to the ſee of London, became void for ſome time. The year following the ſaid Warham was tranſlated to Canterbury […]
  6. The fact of preferring something; preference. archaic,countable,uncountable

词形变化

preferments plural perferment alternative preferments plural

词汇关系

衍生词
preferment-hunting

词源

词源 1
From Middle English preferment, preferrement, prefferment; equivalent to prefer + -ment.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English ferment
English preferment
From pre- + ferment.
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