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pre·fer·ment
/prɪˈfɝmənt/
升遷,升任,大官
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pre·fer·ment
n.
1.
The
act
of
choosing
,
or
the
state
of
being
chosen
;
preference
. [
R
.]
Natural
preferment
of
the
one
. . .
before
the
other
.
--
Sir
T
.
Browne
.
2.
The
act
of
preferring
,
or
advancing
in
dignity
or
office
;
the
state
of
being
advanced
;
promotion
.
Neither
royal
blandishments
nor
promises
of
valuable
preferment
had
been
spared
.
--
Macaulay
.
3.
A
position
or
office
of
honor
or
profit
;
as
,
the
preferments
of
the
church
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
preferment
n
1:
the
act
of
preferring
; "
the
preferment
went
to
the
younger
candidate
"
2:
the
act
of
making
accusations
; "
preferment
of
charges
"
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