adj.形容词
A 在职的holding the stated office
P义不容辞的being the duty or responsibility of sb
n.名词
C教区牧师rector or vicar
C教会中的任职者person holding a church benefice
Noun:
the official who holds an office
Adjective:
lying or leaning on something else;an incumbent geological formation
necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility; morally binding;it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts
currently holding an office;the incumbent governor
incumbent on成为责任的incumbent upon是
近义词 officer官员binding镶边official正式的occupant占有者forcible强制的executive行政的mandatory法定的compulsory强制的appointee被任命人obligatory强制性的officeholder公务员unavoidable不可避免的inescapable无法逃脱的office holder英国官员公务员…
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.Bush is the incumbent president of the United States.布什是美国现任总统。
用作表语
It is/was+～+on upon pron. +to- vIt is incumbent upon us to do so.这样做是我们义不容辞的责任。
It is incumbent on you to provide for your parents.供养父母是你应尽的义务。用作名词n.The old man is an incumbent.那位老人是一位教区牧师。
adj.形容词
incumbent用作形容词作“在职的”解时常用作定语；作“义不容辞的”解时常用作表语，其后常接“on〔upon〕 pron. +to- v ”结构。
形容词53%,名词47%
用作名词He, as the incumbent, is vulnerable on this.作为在职者,他在这个问题上易受攻击。