The way someone looks after something that has been put in their care — and the fact of being responsible for it. You almost always see it as 'someone's stewardship of something': a minister's stewardship of the economy, a family's stewardship of the land, a coach's stewardship of the team.

The way someone looks after something一個人如何照管某個東西 that has been put in their care別人託付給他的 and the fact of being responsible for it以及對這件事負責的這個事實 You almost always see it你幾乎都會看到它 as 'someone's stewardship of something'以「某人對某事物的 stewardship」的形式出現 a minister's stewardship of the economy部長對經濟的 stewardship a family's stewardship of the land一個家族對土地的 stewardship a coach's stewardship of the team一位教練對球隊的 stewardship

Two feelings live inside the word. First, the thing is not really yours; you are holding it for someone else, or for the people who come after you, so you should hand it on in good condition. Second, you can be judged on how well you did it — people say good stewardship and poor stewardship, and a newspaper writing about a leader's stewardship is usually about to say whether they made a mess of it.

Two feelings兩種感覺 live inside the word藏在這個詞裡 First第一 the thing is not really yours這個東西其實不是你的 you are holding it你是保管著它 for someone else替別人 or for the people who come after you或替你之後的人 so you should hand it on所以你應該交出去 in good condition把它完好地 Second第二 you can be judged你會被評斷 on how well you did it因為做得好不好 people say good stewardship and poor stewardship人們會說「好的 stewardship」和「差的 stewardship」 and a newspaper writing about a leader's stewardship而報紙寫到一位領導者的 stewardship 時 is usually about to say通常接下來就要說 whether they made a mess of it他有沒有搞砸了

Because of that first feeling, the word turns up constantly when people talk about the environment, about money given to a charity, and in churches.

Because of that first feeling正因為第一種感覺 the word turns up constantly這個詞經常出現 when people talk about the environment在人們談環境時 about money given to a charity談捐給慈善機構的錢時 and in churches以及在教會裡

It is formal. In ordinary conversation you would say 'the way he looked after it' or 'while he was in charge'.

It這 is formal是個正式的詞 In ordinary conversation在一般對話裡 you would say你會說 'the way he looked after it'「他照顧它的方式」 or 'while he was in charge'或「他負責的時候」

There is also a narrow time sense — the period during which someone was in charge: 'under her stewardship, the museum doubled its visitors.'

There is also還有 a narrow time sense一個較窄的時間用法 the period during which someone was in charge指某人負責的那段期間 'under her stewardship, the museum doubled its visitors.'「under her stewardship, the museum doubled its visitors」（在她主管期間，博物館的參觀人數增加了一倍）