学个词Learn a Word 第1448课 incumbent

　　今天我们要学的词是incumbent¹。 Incumbent,意思是在职的，现任的。法国总统萨科奇上周宣布将寻求竞选连任。然而， "Sarkozy's current 36 % approval rating makes him France's most unpopular incumbent president," 萨科奇眼下的民众支持率只有36%，使他成为法国有史以来支持率最低的在任总统。世界银行行长佐利克宣布，今年六月底五年任期满准备卸任。 "There has been speculation² that incumbent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the potential successor," 有猜测认为，美国现任国务卿希拉里.克林顿是可能的继任人选。好的，今天我们学习的词是incumbent...

1 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

2 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。