jefe

FREQ #21096

<西>n.政界领袖, 军事首脑

词形变化

jefes 复数 jefes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent.

    美国 非正式

    before he stepped forward uttering the stereotyped greeting, the Texan had put him down as the jefe or head man.... Snatching up the rifle he lit out after the jefe, who had left two jumps ahead of the smoke.

  2. 2.

    A boss in a business, company, or other organization.

    美国

    2005 May, Monica Rico, EMails that Go Nowhere, Google Mail. A jefe in this sense refers to a true boss, the leader of the household, also known as Jose Rico.

相关短语

jefe político jefe políticos jefes políticos

词源

Borrowed from Spanish jefe (“leader, boss”), from Old French chief, from Latin caput. Doublet of chief, chef, caput, and head.

来源：wiktionary