權利定下來、拿不走
最直接對應核心畫面的一組：東西已經綁死在你身上，沒有條件還在等著，也沒有人能解開。
adjective · C2
Used about a right, a power or a piece of property that is now firmly and legally yours, so that it cannot be taken back or cancelled.
既定的、依法屬於某人的
核心畫面
In this group, vested means that something has been onto a person so firmly that it can no longer be pulled off. A right that is vested is settled: every condition has been met, and the side that gave it cannot take it back. The pension use is the same picture with a calendar attached — once the years you had to stay are behind you, the money is fixed onto you and travels with you when you leave. And when a text says somebody has a vested interest, it is saying that a gain is already onto that person, which is why their opinion is not a neutral one.
這一組的 vested 可以想成：某樣東西已經牢牢綁在一個人身上，拔不下來了。權利一旦 vested，條件都達成了，…更多收起
這一組的 vested 可以想成：某樣東西已經牢牢綁在一個人身上，拔不下來了。權利一旦 vested，條件都達成了，給的一方不能再收回。退休金也是同一張圖，只是多了一本日曆：年資熬過去了，那筆錢就黏在你身上，離職也帶得走。再往前一步，說某人有 vested interest，意思是好處已經綁在他身上。所以他對這件事的意見不會是中立的。Two branches
好處綁在身上：私心與既得利益者
綁在身上的東西如果是「好處」，那個人就不再是局外人了。這兩個意思都只活在 vested interest(s) 這個固定說法裡。
adjective · C1
If you have a vested interest in something, you have a strong personal reason to want it to happen or to continue, because you yourself would gain from it — usually money, a job, or power.
利害關係、私心
原始詞典資料3 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。
vestedadj/ˈvɛstɪd/
- 1
lawSettled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
- All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
- 2
Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.
- The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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。