prefect

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n. 长官, 地方行政长官 [法] 县长, 地方行政长官, 司令官

发音

其它 /ˈpɹiːfɛkt/

词形变化

prefects 复数 prefects

别名

præfect praefect pre

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.

    历史

    the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, or of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person

  2. 2.

    The head of a department in France.

  3. 3.

    The head of a county in Albania or Romania.

  4. 4.

    The head of a prefecture in Japan.

  5. 5.

    A school pupil in a position of power over other pupils.

    级长

    风纪

  6. 6.

    A commander.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

executive administrator

词源

From Middle English prefect and prefecte, from Old French prefect (Mod. French préfet), from Latin praefectus (“one placed in charge, overseer, director, prefect”), from praeficere (“to place in charge”).

来源：wiktionary