principal的中文翻译是什么意思

principal

US/ˈprɪnsəpl/
UK/ˈprɪnsəpl/

adj. 最重要的; 主要的; 资本的; 本金的

n. 校长; 主要演员,主角; [法]委托人,当事人; 本金

principal柯林斯释义

ADJ首要的;最主要的;最重要的

Principal means first in order of importance.

  • The principal reason for my change of mind is this.

    这是我改变主意的最主要原因。

  • ...the country's principal source of foreign exchange earnings...

    这个国家最主要的外汇收入来源

N-COUNT(中小学)校长;(英国)大学校长,学院院长

The principal of a school, or in Britain the principal of a college, is the person in charge of the school or college.

  • Donald King is the principal of Dartmouth High School.

    唐纳德·金是达特茅斯中学的校长。

principal英文释义

Noun

1. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

    2. the educator who has executive authority for a school;

    • she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

    3. an actor who plays a principal role

      4. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

        5. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

          Adjective

          1. most important element;

          • the chief aim of living
          • the main doors were of solid glass
          • the principal rivers of America
          • the principal example
          • policemen were primary targets

          principal同义词辨析

          chief, principal, main, major, leading, capital, foremost, primary

          这些形容词均含有"首要的,主要的"之意。

          • chief : 指人时,表同类中职位最高,权力最大;指物时,表同类中最重要,价值最高。
          • principal : 用于人时,指地位优于其他人;用于物时,指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。
          • main : 通常只用于物。指在一定范围内,某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。
          • major : 指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较,显得更加重要和突出。
          • leading : 侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。
          • capital : 着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。
          • foremost : 侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。
          • primary : 通常不用于人。用于物时,指在重要性方面占第一位。

          headmaster, principal, president

          这些名词均有"校长"之意。

          • 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。
          • 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。
          • president : 在美国专指大学的校长,在英国指学院院长。

          principal短语

          1. principal in the first degree

          principal场景例句

          There is a shortage of principal.

          资金有些短缺.

          When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation.

          他看到校长时举手敬礼.

          A principal criminal fell into the net.

          要犯落网.

          The game is up; the principal knows the boys have been smoking in the basement.

          这下完了, 校长知道这些男孩们一直在地下室里抽烟.

          Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.

          酗酒是公路死亡事故的最主要的原因.

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          principal词性变形

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