(尤指官员)宣誓就职的;经宣誓正式生效的。 常用于描述某人通过宣誓仪式正式开始担任职务(如总统、法官、警察等)。也可指“宣誓就任/宣誓就职”这一动作本身(swear in)。
/ˌswɔːrn ˈɪn/
The new mayor was sworn-in on Monday.
新市长在周一宣誓就职。
After a close election, she was sworn-in as prime minister in a ceremony attended by foreign leaders and broadcast nationwide.
在一场势均力敌的选举后,她在有外国领导人出席、并向全国直播的仪式上宣誓就任总理。
sworn 来自动词 swear(发誓)的过去分词,源自古英语 swerian,与“庄重承诺、以誓言保证”相关;in 表示“进入某种状态/职位”。合起来 sworn-in 就是“通过宣誓进入职务状态”,强调程序上的正式性与合法性。