- adj. 负有义务的；凭依的
- n. 在职者；领圣职的俸禄的牧师
- [A] 在职的 holding the stated office
- [P]义不容辞的 being the duty or responsibility (of sb)
- [C]教区牧师 rector or vicar
- [C]教会中的任职者 person holding a church benefice
the official who holds an office
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"
- It is incumbent on me to reclaim him.
- I think it's incumbent upon us to support him.
- It is incumbent upon justice to give some warnings of their doubt about a case.
- He, as the incumbent, is vulnerable on this.
- Bush is the incumbent president of the United States.
- It is incumbent upon us to do so.
- It is incumbent on you to provide for your parents.
- The old man is an incumbent.
The post of private chaplain..had had half a dozen incumbents.出自： K. Amis
The proselytes will return to their original sentiments as soon as the incumbent terror is removed.出自： G. Morris
- 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。