N-UNCOUNT 资历;地位;级别 A person's seniority in an organization is the importance and power that they have compared with others, or the fact that they have worked there for a long time. 资历;地位;级别
He has said he will fire editorial employees without regard to seniority.
VERB + SENIORITY | SENIORITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + SENIORITY➤have有資歷➤lose失去資歷優勢SENIORITY + NOUN➤system資歷優先體制◇It is believed that the seniority system reduces competition between co-workers.據信資歷優先體制會減弱同事之間的競爭。PREPOSITION➤by seniority依據資歷◇Promotion in the job was by seniority.這種工作得按資歷晉升。➤seniority over比⋯年長/資歷深◇She had seniority over three members of the department.她比本部門的三位同事資歷深。PHRASES➤in order of seniority按照資歷深淺◇On the death of the captain, the officer next in order of seniority assumed command.上尉死後,級別最高的下屬軍官接管了指揮權。