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Vested Interest Pension Years 英 Vestɪd] 美 Vestɪd Adj.穿好衣服的;[法律]既定的

英语单词 vested
英美音标 英 ['vestɪd] 美 ['vestɪd]
中文释义 adj.穿好衣服的;[法律]既定的
动词vest的过去式和过去分词.
英语例句 (1) Cindy is vested in a red skirt.
(2) We have no vested interest in this respect.
(3) Vested interest groups are responsible for the creation of policy.
中文例句 (1) 辛迪穿了件红裙子。
(2) 我们在这方面没有既得利益。
(3) 政策的创立取决于既得利益集团。
vocabulary简明 If you have a vested interest in something, you have a personal stake in its success. You have a vested interest in your science project — if your invention works, you could be rich and famous.
vocabulary扩展 Vested can also refer to something assigned to you. When a minister says "by the power vested in me by the State of Ohio, I now pronounce you husband and wife," he's referring to the legal authority he’s been given to marry people. Vested can also be a financial term. If you’re vested in your company's pension plan after working there 5 years, then even if you quit at 5 years, that pension money is yours to take with you.

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