principal
基本释义
- adj.最重要的,首要的;本金的,母金的
- n.<美>(美国公立中小学的)校长;<英>(英国的)大学校长,学院院长;(企业或机构的)负责人;(音乐会、戏剧、芭蕾舞剧、歌剧中的)主角演员;(管弦乐队每一乐器组的)首席演奏者;(有利息的)本金,资金;(法律和商业事务中的)当事人,委托人;关键人物;(某些行业)完全合格的开业者;<英>(负责某一部门的)高级公务员;主犯,首犯;<史>决斗者;(支撑檩的)主椽;(管风琴的)主音栓
词语例句
最重要的,首要的adj.
The map shows the principal towns and rivers.
这张地图标出了主要城镇和河流。
The employee posted abroad who speaks the country's principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations.
被派往国外的员工,如果能说该国的主要语言,就有机会快速推进某些谈判。
Yellen, previously a Fed vice chair, was one of the principal architects of the Fed's $3.8 trillion money dump.
耶伦曾任美联储副主席,是美联储3.8万亿美元资金抛售的主要设计者之一。
本金的,母金的adj.
You can get both the interest and the principal amount of your investment on the maturity date of the bond.
在债券到期日,你可以收回投资本金并得到利息。
<美>(美国公立中小学的)校长cn.
Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School.
唐纳德·金是达特茅斯中学的校长。
In Frederick, students' parents are buying classroom supplies and offering to pay for groceries and utilities to keep first-year teachers and principals in their jobs.
在腓特烈,学生的父母负责购买教室用品,并主动支付杂物费用和水电费,以保住一年级的教师和校长的工作。
Your next step should be to discuss your concerns with your teacher or the principal.
下一步你应该和老师或校长讨论你的这些担忧。
<英>(英国的)大学校长,学院院长cn.
The college principal promised to look into the matter.
学院院长答应研究这个问题。
- The principal is a very busy woman.校长是个大忙人。来自《牛津词典》
- I sent a copy to the school principal.我寄了一份复印件给校长。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The map shows the principal towns and rivers.这张地图标出了主要城镇和河流。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- principal component主成分;[化]知组分
- principal component analysis主成分分析
- principal and interest本利,本金及利息
- principal stress主应力;枝力,枝动
- principal axis[物]主轴
- principal factor主要因素;主因子法
- principal element主要因素;主元素;重要因素;首要因素
- principal ideal主理想
- principal stress主应力;枝动;主要重音
- Cauchy principal value柯西主值
- principal ideal ring主要理想环
词语扩展
- principal/leading/primary/foremost/capital/major/chief/main
- president/principal/headmaster
- president在美国专指大学的校长,在英国指学院院长。
- principal在英国可指大学校长、院长以及中小学校长,但在美国仅指中小学校长。
- headmaster在英国指对中小学校长的一般称呼,尤指私立学校的校长。
词义分布
英英释义
- n.the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
- n.the educator who has executive authority for a school
- n.an actor who plays a principal role
- n.capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
- n.the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
- adj.most important element
- adj.first in order of importance
首要的;最重要的- Money was not the principal reason for his action.钱不是他那么做的首要原因。
- Newspapers were the principal source of information.报纸是最重要的信息源。
- n.the person in charge of a school, college or university
校长- Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School.唐纳德·金是达特茅斯高中校长。
词源
- principal来自古法语principal, 来自拉丁语principalis.
- principal主要的,首要的词根词缀: -prin-首要 + -cip-拿 + -al形容词词尾
- principal主要的,最重要的,校长,院长,王公,小国君主来自古法语principal,主要的,最重要的,来自拉丁语principalis,最重要的,来自princeps,国王,统治者,酋长,词源同prince.引申词义名词词义校长,院长等。