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Preferment is the rather old, formal noun for being given a more important job — a step up, especially in the church, the court, or some other old institution. If a priest receives preferment, they are moved to a higher post. You can also meet it in older novels for any promotion that people wait for, or scheme for. Though actually, almost nobody uses it in ordinary talk now: we say promotion, a better job, or (in church English) a higher office. The word still turns up in history books and in slightly , old-fashioned writing. It is about being preferred for a post, not about what you like (that is preference), and it has nothing to do with fermenting.
升遷；晉升（書面、偏舊，尤指教會或官職）
組成From Middle English preferment, preferrement, prefferment; equivalent to prefer + -ment.
同家族的字
- preferthe verb: here, to put someone forward for a better post
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
prefermentnoun詞源 1/pɹɪˈfəːmənt/
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historicalPrior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.
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obsoleteThe fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.).
- But consider—you need not be afraid of delegating power to me. I am no young lady on her preferment. Married women, you know, may be safely authorised.
- A mind warranted from prejudice, hath a marvellous preferment [translating avancement] to tranquility.
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Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
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A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
- One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof; which he leaving this year (having before had ſeveral Deputies therein) becauſe of his preferment to the ſee of London, became void for ſome time. The year following the ſaid Warham was tranſlated to Canterbury […]
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archaicThe fact of preferring something; preference.
prefermentnoun詞源 2/ˌpɹiːfəɹˈmɛnt/
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A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。