SAT GRE
外刊例句
- Many had left academic or government sinecures to start their own businesses.
很多人放弃学术机构或政府部门的闲职开创自己的企业。
——《经济学人》 - Precedents exist in Argentina for offering state support of writers, including subsidies at the provincial level, and a select few have been given sinecures.
阿根廷以前也有过为作家提供政府补助，包括省级补助在内的先例，个别经过筛选的受益者还有挂名职务。
基本释义
[noun] a job that you are paid for even though it involves little or no work
[名词] 闲职，挂名职位
深入解读
sinecure是一个拉丁借用词。在拉丁文中sine意为without（没有），cura意为care（关心，照管），短语sine cura则是without care（不费心的，不操心的）的意思。英语把这个短语合为一词 sinecure，早先用以指教会中不担任教化工作但却领取干薪的牧师职位，现在则泛指工作清闲而报酬优厚的职位，即“闲职”或“挂名差事”。
英语另有几个单词也源出拉丁语cura：
- curator
a person who takes “care” of a museum or library
博物馆或图书馆馆长 - curate
a person who takes “care” of souls
助理牧师 - cure
bring health to somebody by taking “care” of him
治愈
影视用例
出自1982年美国电影《苏菲的抉择》（Sophie’s Choice），改编自威廉·史泰隆（William Styron）的同名原著小说。该片讲述了从奥斯维辛集中营出来的波兰女性苏菲，认为自己害死了家人而无法原谅自己，最终在巨大的精神压力下和同居男友双双自杀的故事。
单词历史
sinecure闲职
sinecure /ˈsaɪnɪˌkjʊə(r)/指工作清闲而报酬丰厚的职位。它原为17世纪时的教会术语，指领干薪但与教士的精神职责无关的牧师职位。这也正是该词的原义，即sine（没有）和cura（灵魂关怀、灵魂医治）。
——摘自《单词的历史：英语词源漫谈》
英语词源
sinecure
这是个拉丁借用词。在拉丁文中 sine 意为 without （没有）， cura 意为 care （关心，照管），短语 sine cura 则是 without care （不费心的，不操心的）的意思。英语把这个短语合为一词 sinecure ，早先用以指教会中不担任教化工作但却领取干薪的牧师职位，现在则泛指工作清闲而报酬优厚的职位，即“闲职”或“挂名差事”。
英语另有几个单词也源出拉丁语 cura ．如 curator ，即 a person who takes “ care ” of a museum or library （博物馆或图书馆馆长）， curate ，即 a person who takes “ care ” of souls （助理牧师）， cure ，即 bring health to sb by taking “ care ” of him （治愈）。从含义上来看，这三个词和 care 多少是有联系的。
深度学习
sinecure (SYNE ek your or SIN ek your) This noun means “a job or sim-ilar position that provides a salary but little work”—a great deal if you can get it.
- Kareem’s position as the ambassador of good will was little more than a sinecure; he was paid well and given a beautiful apartment in town, but he rarely had to offer his good will to either visitors or natives.
- Damian was officially hired to be a landscape gardener at Shea Stadium, but the position turned out to be a sinecure as he was able to watch all of the Met games for free but did very little actual gardening.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
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sinecure（SYNE ek your或SIN ek your）这个名词的意思是“一份提供薪水但很少工作的工作或类似职位”——如果你能得到的话，那就太多了。
卡里姆作为善意大使的地位只不过是一种闲职；他得到了丰厚的报酬，在城里有一套漂亮的公寓，但他很少向来访者或当地人表达自己的善意。
达米安被正式聘为谢伊体育场的景观园丁，但这个职位原来是一个闲职，因为他可以免费观看所有大都会艺术博物馆的比赛，但几乎没有实际的园艺工作。
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常见短语
“sinecure” 是一个名词，意为闲职、拿钱不干活的职位，通常指没有实际工作负担或职责的高薪职位。
以下是包含 “sinecure” 这个词的 50 个短语，附上中文解释：
- Lucrative sinecure – 丰厚的闲职
- Political sinecure – 政治上的闲职
- sinecure appointment – 闲职任命
- Administrative sinecure – 行政上的闲职
- sinecure position – 闲职职位
- sinecure role – 闲职角色
- Prestigious sinecure – 声望的闲职
- sinecure title – 闲职头衔
- sinecure salary – 闲职薪水
- sinecure benefits – 闲职福利
- sinecure privileges – 闲职特权
- Controversial sinecure – 有争议的闲职
- sinecure in academia – 学术界的闲职
- Traditional sinecure – 传统的闲职
- Honorary sinecure – 名誉性闲职
- sinecure in the arts – 艺术领域的闲职
- Government sinecure – 政府的闲职
- sinecure status – 闲职地位
- sinecure position – 闲职职位
- High-paying sinecure – 高薪闲职
- Corporate sinecure – 公司的闲职
- sinecure arrangement – 闲职安排
- sinecure appointment – 闲职任命
- sinecure benefits – 闲职福利
- sinecure salary – 闲职薪水
- sinecure contract – 闲职合同
- sinecure responsibilities – 闲职责任
- Political sinecure – 政治上的闲职
- sinecure position – 闲职职位
- sinecure appointment – 闲职任命
- sinecure benefits – 闲职福利
- sinecure privileges – 闲职特权
- Controversial sinecure – 有争议的闲职
- sinecure in academia – 学术界的闲职
- Traditional sinecure – 传统的闲职
- Honorary sinecure – 名誉性闲职
- sinecure in the arts – 艺术领域的闲职
- Government sinecure – 政府的闲职
- sinecure status – 闲职地位
- sinecure position – 闲职职位
- High-paying sinecure – 高薪闲职
- Corporate sinecure – 公司的闲职
- sinecure arrangement – 闲职安排
- sinecure appointment – 闲职任命
- sinecure benefits – 闲职福利
- sinecure salary – 闲职薪水
- sinecure contract – 闲职合同
- sinecure responsibilities – 闲职责任
- sinecure title – 闲职头衔
- sinecure salary – 闲职薪水
这些短语应该有助于你更好地理解 “sinecure” 这个词在不同语境中的用法。
同近义词
- doddle: a task or an activity that is very easy
- cinch: something that is very easy
- gravy train: a situation where people seem to be making a lot of money without much effort
