incumbent

Các nghĩa

1. tựa, nằm trên

   Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.

   Then with expanded wings he ſtears his flight / Aloft, incumbent on the dusky Air / That felt unuſual weight, […]

   And, rising from his incumbent posture, he sought to force the end of the weed [a cigar] between the teeth of the dog.

2. nằm trong

   Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.

3. gập xuống, tựa vào

   Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.

   the incumbent toe of a bird

4. đương nhiệm

   Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.

   figuratively

   If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed by the governor.

5. đè nặng, áp lực

   Oppressive, pressuring.

   figuratively

6. bắt buộc, ràng buộc

   Followed by on or upon: imposed on one as an obligation, especially due to one's office or position.

   figuratively

   Proper behaviour is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust.

Dạng khác

• more incumbent comparative
• most incumbent superlative