employed

a. having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
s. put to use

vt. 雇佣（employ的过去分词）

14,577

BNC 频率

20,500

使用频率

“employed”由词根“ploy”和前缀“em-”组成。“ploy”来源于拉丁语“plicare”，意味着“折叠、应用”。“em-”表示“使得”，因此整体意思是“被雇佣、被应用”。

例句

1. She is currently employed at a local café.

她现在在一家当地咖啡馆工作。

2. Many people were employed during the summer to help with tourism.

夏天期间，许多人被雇来帮助旅游业。

3. He has been employed by the company for over five years.

他在这家公司工作超过五年。