sinecure英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

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

— Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]
An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls. historical

动词 v.

To put or place in a sinecure. transitive

形容词 adj.

Requiring no work for an ample reward. not-comparable

— By the act of union (1800), the offices of Irish secretary, a sinecure post, and lord lieutenant's secretary were combined.
Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose. not-comparable

— The old man hastily pulled down his spectacles from their sinecure office on his forehead, and looked at her with an expression of most angry amazement.

词形变化

sinecures plural sinecures present,singular,third-person sinecuring participle,present sinecured participle,past sinecured past

词汇关系

衍生词

sinecural sinecurism sinecurist

词源

词源 1

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”).

词源 2

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”).

词源 3

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”).