principal
adj. 最重要的; 主要的; 資本的; 本金的
n. 校長; 主要演員,主角; [法]委託人,當事人; 本金
Principal means first in order of importance.
The principal reason for my change of mind is this.
這是我改變主意的最主要原因。
...the country's principal source of foreign exchange earnings...
這個國家最主要的外匯收入來源
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.
唐納德·金是達特茅斯中學的校長。
1. the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
2. the educator who has executive authority for a school;
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
1. most important element;
chief, principal, main, major, leading, capital, foremost, primary
這些形容詞均含有"首要的,主要的"之意。
headmaster, principal, president
這些名詞均有"校長"之意。
principal in the first degree
There is a shortage of principal.
資金有些短缺.
When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation.
他看到校長時舉手敬禮.
A principal criminal fell into the net.
要犯落網.
The game is up; the principal knows the boys have been smoking in the basement.
這下完了, 校長知道這些男孩們一直在地下室裡抽菸.
Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.
酗酒是公路死亡事故的最主要的原因.
adj. 主要的;最重要的
primarychiefessentialprominentforemostleadingimportantmainheaddominant
其他釋義
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