incumbent
- IPA[inˈkəmbənt]
美式
- necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility；(of an official or regime) currently holding office
- the holder of an office or post；the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility it is incumbent on all decent people to concentrate on destroying this evil 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. (of an official or regime) currently holding office an annual event at which the incumbent president traditionally delivers a speech poking fun at himself 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. the holder of an office or post the present incumbent will soon be retiring
- ▪ the holder of an ecclesiastical benefice.
