ringleader

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n. 魁首, 头目 [法] 头目, 魁首, 叛国头子

发音

US /ˈɹɪŋˌliːdəɹ/

词形变化

ringleaders 复数 ringleaders

别名

ring leader

教材释义与例句

名词

罪魁祸首；元凶

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A leader of a group of people, especially an unofficial group.

  2. 2.

    A person who starts and leads a disturbance (such as a riot), a conspiracy, or a criminal gang.

    The police arrested the ringleaders of the smuggling operation.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

instigator firebrand inciter instigant provoker

词源

From ring + leader.

来源：wiktionary