position: may be preferred when the employment suggests higher status or more dignity in the work involved: my brother has a ~ as research director in the new company. dignity尊严高尚given honor and respect,如the dignity of work工作的尊严,如die with dignity死得有尊严
place: often implies little more than employment for remuneration: she has lost her ~ as a cook.
situation: adds an emphasis on a place needing to be filled: obtained a ~ as clerk to the city council.
office: applies to a position of trust or authority especially in public service: held the ~ of county treasurer for many years. (authority职权implies the granting of power for a specific purpose with specified limits指授予的权力, 有特定范围和目的,如gave her attorney the authority to manage her estate授权她的律师管理她的财产) 这里trust表示该职位需要entrust托付
post: suggests a position involving some degree of responsibility: took a ~ as governess in an aristocratic household; or sometimes onerous duties: a new ~ in the foreign service. onerous沉重heavy,来自onus表示burden负担 小窍门duty task responsibility三个词可以互相解释
job: a very general term, stresses the work involved: his first ~ was in public-school teaching; and is especially appropriate when physical labor is in question: seasonal ~s.
position中高层职位: 表示职位具有较高地位尊严,place职位: 仅表示为了获取报酬,即一般职位,situation职缺: 表示该职位空缺,需要填补,office公职: 指需要托付和授权,主要指公务,post职责岗位: 表示有职责,或沉重职责,job工作: 通用,强调劳动,特别是体力劳动
记忆方法: 1)首字母PPSOPJ想成3人招工Solicitation Of Jobs<==职位
2)职位的意思是换取工资的工作mean employment for wages or salary.
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