dean

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n. 院长, 主持牧师 [法] 外交团长, 学院院长, 教务长

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US /diːn/

词形变化

deans 复数 deaned deaning deans 三单 deans deaning 现在分词 deaned 过去式 deaned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

    院长

  2. 2.

    A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.

  3. 3.

    The senior member of some group of people.

    dean of the diplomatic corps - a country's most senior ambassador

    dean of the House - the longest-serving member of a legislature

  4. 1.

    A hill.

  5. 1.

    Alternative form of dene.

v.
  1. 1.

    To serve as a dean.

    不及物 罕用
  2. 2.

    To send (a student) to see the dean of a college or university.

    非正式 及物

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词源

From Middle English den, deen (“dean”), from Anglo-Norman deen and continental Old French deien (modern French doyen), from Latin decānus. Doublet of doyen.

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