vacancy 指“空缺;空位;(职位/房间等的)空着状态”。常见于招聘语境(职位空缺)和租房/酒店语境(空房)。
/ˈveɪkənsi/
There is a vacancy in the marketing team.
市场团队有一个职位空缺。
The hotel reported low vacancy rates during the holiday season, which pushed prices up across the city.
酒店表示假日期间空房率很低,这使得全城价格都上涨了。
来自拉丁语 vacare(“空着、无人占用”),经由法语演变进入英语,核心含义一直与“空、缺、无人占用”相关。