foreman

B2 大学 FREQ #7065 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 领班, 工头, 陪审长 [经] 领班, 工头

发音

US /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/

词形变化

foremen 复数 foremen

别名

forman

教材释义与例句

名词

领班；陪审团主席

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The leader of a work crew.

    工头

    领班

  2. 2.

    The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.

    首席陪审员

    法律
  3. 3.

    A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

    美国 历史

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

boss chief gaffer honcho

上位词 3

man supervisor foreperson

下位词 3

baas ganger straw boss

词源

From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.

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