chairman
英 ['t?e?m?n]
美['t??rm?n]
- n. 主席，會(huì)長；董事長
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?chairmen;
中文詞源
chairman 主席
來自chair, 主持。
英文詞源
- chairman (n.)
- 1650s, "occupier of a chair of authority," from chair (n.) + man (n.). Meaning "member of a corporate body chosen to preside at meetings" is from c. 1730. Chairwoman in this sense first attested 1752; chairperson 1971.
雙語例句
- 1. When the chairman of Campbell's retired, McGovern was named as his successor.
- 坎貝爾公司的總裁退休后，麥戈文被選定為繼任者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.
- 他拿起電話，心想會(huì)聽到主席粗啞的嗓音。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Candidates are urgently sought for the post of Conservative party chairman.
- 保守黨主席的職位急尋候選人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. A lot of credit must go to the chairman and his father.
- 很大一部分功勞應(yīng)歸于主席和他的父親。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The chairman of the bench adjourned the case until October 27.
- 主審法官將案件延期到10月27日審理。
來自柯林斯例句