secondment
noun [ C or U ] UK uk/sɪˈkɒnd.mənt/ us/səˈkɑːnd.mənt/
借调,暂调,目的在于增加员工人数、轮换,或是交流经验技能
a period of time when an employee is sent to work somewhere else, to increase the number of workers , to replace other workers, or to exchange experience or skills
His involvement with the project began when he was on (a) secondment from NASA to the European Space Agency. 他当初从美国太空总署借调到欧洲太空总署,由此参加了这个项目。
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- A member of the company's eastern Europe group, who has been on secondment in Berlin, Bratislava and Budapest, gave an informed overview of publishing in the region.
- You may find you have to work away from home on secondment.
- When their secondment came to an end, 22 returned to their former jobs, 7 continued their secondments, and 14 moved to another employer.
- The fellowships are offered as secondments for a term.