喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˈprezədənsi/ · /ˈprezɪdənsi/總統職位；任期

    The position of being the president of a country, a company, or a club, or the period of time when someone holds that position.

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei won the presidency of the student council by just three votes.

    逐字美以僅僅三票贏得了學生會的會長職位。

    president 是「人」，presidency 是那個「位子」，以及「坐在那個位子上的那段時間」。字尾 -cy 可以想成把一個人變成一個職位，就像 captain 變成 captaincy。所以 win the presidency 是「選上那個位子」，而 during his presidency 講的是他在位的那幾年，中文常直接說「他任內」。

    常見搭配

    • run for the presidency

      競選總統／會長職位

      to try to be elected as president

      She decided to run for the presidency of the club.

    • win the presidency

      選上；贏得那個職位

      to be elected president

      He won the presidency with a large number of votes.

    • hold the presidency

      擔任該職位

      to be the president for a period of time

      She held the presidency of the group for two years.

    • during someone's presidency

      在某人任內

      in the period of time when someone was president

      The new library was built during his presidency.

    • assume the presidency

      就任該職位

      to start being the president

      The vice-president assumed the presidency in May.

    • resign the presidency

      辭去該職位

      to officially leave the position of president

      He resigned the presidency for health reasons.

core核心畫面

Think of the chair rather than the person sitting in it. A president is someone; the presidency is the seat itself — the top position in a country, a company or a club — and by extension the stretch of time one person occupies that seat.

可以想成：president 指的是「那個人」，presidency 指的是「那張椅子」——一個國家、一家公司或一個社團最高的那個位子，以及某個人坐在那張椅子上的那段時間。所以同一個字既可以說 She won the presidency.（拿到那個位子），也可以說 during his presidency（他在位的那幾年）。位子和任期是同一個畫面的兩面：椅子擺在那裡不會動，換的是坐的人和坐多久。

同家族的字

複數 presidencies

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

presidencynoun/ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/

  • 1

    The office or role of president.

    • After many years as a party leader, she finally ascended to the presidency.
    • The American people gave me the priceless privilege of serving them in the Presidency.
  • 2

    The bureaucratic organization and governmental initiatives devolving directly from the president.

    • Because of the president's lame duck status, the presidency was often hampered by congressional actions.
  • 3

    The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.

    • In France, a presidency lasts for five years.
    • Ernest was a historian specializing in the presidency of Herbert Hoover.
  • 4

    A supreme local council made up of three persons; (usually capitalized; also First Presidency) the highest authority.

  • 5

    historicalOne of the three original provinces of British India.

  • 6

    ChristianityThe role of ordained clergy in the celebration of the Eucharist in some denominations.

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