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prin·ci·pal
prIn s pl
复数:principals
principalship (n.)
词根:principal
adv.principally 主要地;大部分
n.principalship 首要的地位、职务
adjective
most important, consequential, or influential : chief the region's principal city
the principal ingredient
of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal (see principal entry 2)
noun
a person who has controlling authority or is in a leading position: such as
a chief or head man or woman
the chief executive officer of an educational institution
one who engages another to act as an agent subject to general control and instructionspecifically: the person from whom an agent's authority derives
the chief or an actual participant in a crime
the person primarily or ultimately liable on a legal obligation
a leading performer : star
a matter or thing of primary importance: such as
the construction that gives shape and strength to a roof and is usually one of several trussesbroadly: the most important member of a piece of framing
principal component主成分;[化]知组分
principal component analysis主成分分析
principal and interest本利,本金及利息
principal stress主应力;枝力,枝动
principal axis[物]主轴
principal factor主要因素;主因子法
principal investigator主要研究者
repayment of principal还本;偿还本金
principal function主函数;主要职能
principal strain主应变,枝变
principal product主产物
principal direction纸向;主方向
principal office总部,总社;总办事处;校长室
principal element主要因素;主元素
principal character主人公;主要特征
principal focus[物]主焦点(等于focal point)
principal tensile stress汁应力,主拉应力
major principal stress最大主应力,第一主应力
principal value本金值;基本价值;主值
principal action主诉;主要行动
这组词都有“首要的,主要的”的意思,其区别是:
principal用于人时,指地位优于其他人;用于物时,指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。
leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。
primary通常不用于人。用于物时,指在重要性方面占第一位。
foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。
capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。
major指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较,显得更加重要和突出。
chief拽人时,表同类中职位最高,权力最大;指物时,表同类中最重要,价值最高。
main通常只用于物。指在一定范围内,某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。
以上来源于网络
这组词都有“校长”的意思,其区别是:
president在美国专指大学的校长,在英国指学院院长。
principal在英国可指大学校长、院长以及中小学校长,但在美国仅指中小学校长。
headmaster在英国指对中小学校长的一般称呼,尤指私立学校的校长。
以上来源于网络
约于1300年,“主要的,首要的,主导的,最大的,最伟大的,最重要的”; 也指“伟大的,大的”,源自古法语 principal “主要的,最重要的”,用于人时指“王室的,高级的”(11世纪),直接源自拉丁语 principalis “重要的第一位; 原始的,最初的”,来自 princeps(属格 principis)“第一人,首领; 统治者,君主”,是形容词的名词用法,意为“第一位的”,源自 primus “第一的”(参见 prime(形容词))和 capere “拿取”(源自 PIE 词根 *kap- “抓住”)的词根。
委托人
主债务人
被代理人
本金
正犯
当事人
委托方
Adjective and Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin principalis, from princip-, princeps
The first known use of principal was in the 14th century
problem1 of 2noun
something to be worked out or solved
a problem in arithmetic
something that is hard to understand, deal with, or correct have a problem with the car
social problems
something that causes one trouble or irritation
of course the mosquitoes are a problem
difficulty in understanding or accepting
I have a problem with your attitude
problem2 of 2adjective
dealing with a problem of human conduct or social justice
a problem play
difficult to deal with
a problem child
principlenoun
a general or basic truth on which other truths or theories can be based
scientific principles
a rule of conduct
a person of high principles
a law or fact of nature which makes possible the working of a machine or device the principle of the lever
the principle of magnetism
principal1 of 2adjective
most important : chief
the principal ingredient of the stew
principal2 of 2noun
a leading or most important person
the head of a school
a sum of money that is placed to earn interest, is owed as a debt, or is used as a fund
1 “So if I were the principal, and I needed to check on the well-being or current location of any of my students, I’d naturally need to log on to my computer,” Nurse Beverly said.
2 Except for when I’m too much for my teachers to handle and they send me to the principal’s office.
3 In the story I’m reading, Isaiah Dunn just got pulled out of class by secret agents, who tell him he needs to go undercover at a championship basketball game to expose a corrupt principal.
4 The principal, Jim Moore, and the district’s superintendent, Sam Lee, are in the audience on opening night, and both come up to him afterward to offer praise and congratulations.
5 Early sixth period, right after lunch, my brother is called down to the principal’s office.
6 But Judy could tell that the principal wished she would just go away.
7 The settlement of MSW landfill is a principal Geotechnical Engineering problem of sanitary landfilling.
生活垃圾卫生填埋场的沉降是目前卫生填埋法所涉及的主要的岩土工程问题之一.
8 “So this is the rascal we’d been talking about,” the principal, a tall, wiry man, foppishly dressed in a black pin-striped suit, said to my mother as we entered.
9 The principal made a couple of announcements, but don’t ask me about what.
10 The new school chairman, who had replaced the old principal, was giving us a welcome speech, but we had too much to catch up with among ourselves to pay him much attention.
11 We kept laughing until the principal snapped his fingers at us.
12 Ben was sitting on a chair facing the principal’s desk.
13 And if the card is empty, she groans and then looks around and shouts, “I need an AP!” which is an assistant principal, to come and take the kid out of line.
14 “Our principal thinks we don’t need a janitor,” said Grace.
15 The adults on T & T were always going bananas over something, so I wasn’t surprised when the police, the superintendent, the principal, the bus company owner, and Mrs. Donnelly all took turns screaming at me.
16 While I was at my locker, Mrs. Owens, the principal, came over and put her arm around my shoulders.
17 A typical day for Dell consisted of reviewing dozens of e-mails filed weekly from principals.
18 At first the gull’s principal hardship was lack of water.
19 Mrs. Turner, the principal’s wife and also his secretary, was clearly flustered and leapt from her chair when we arrived.
20 Her father had been my elementary school principal at Finley Avenue Elementary School, and Cynthia and I were in the same Sunday school class.
2 资本的
3 重要的
great big important key material significant serious critical grand fundamental considerable staple noticeable heavyweight measurable Earnest consequential weighty front-page basilic on the map in the picture of importance of note of account of moment high responsible valuable substantial gut grave up-front decisive purposeful full-bodied nontrivial constitutive magisterial meat-and-potatoes red-letter gutty unexpendable heavy of much account
8 为首
10 首领
head chief captain alpha chieftain headman hierarch dux capitano top dog soul cock ringleader raja duce headsman boss Duce führer bell-wether chiefly hard-core leader lord cap header primate godfather kingfish overman jefe hetman jarl archon ataman
11 特征
diagnostic point note property character race nature mark cast characteristic signature texture impress stamp trait accent distinction genius temper imprint stigma specificity tincture earmark particularity cachet salience physiognomy lineament finger print
13 本金
14 主要的
first high major main master central capital primary chief grand prime fundamental ruling Arch staple cardinal foremost stellar paramount primal predominant overriding prima leading salient top-ranking great general focal lead head broad boss premier prominent featured elemental especial magistral dominant upfront arch- key core meat-and-potatoes preponderant basic front-line top stock essential independent nuclear underlying integral prevailing bread-and-butter basilic princeps basilical trunk airline home star arch trunk mainline prot-
16 主要
first high major main master central capital primary chief grand prime fundamental ruling Arch staple cardinal foremost stellar paramount primal predominant overriding prima leading salient top-ranking lead head broad boss premier prominent featured elemental especial magistral mainly chiefly trunk general dominant upfront arch- key core meat-and-potatoes preponderant great basic front-line top stock essential independent nuclear underlying integral prevailing bread-and-butter basilic princeps basilical principally proto- trunk airline home star arch mainline mostly prot-
17 主梁
19 最重要的
great main central chief leading prime supreme dominant cardinal foremost paramount uppermost top-ranking arch- above all number one first premier sovereign of the first magnitude key master core primary marquee salient overriding climactic real basic ultimate focal predominant of at the top of the list of the essence palmary lead capital all-important first-line top-line top drawer
20 大学校长
21 主题
thematic thing idea subject text topic theme staple proposition motive motif mythos lemma soggetto message argument burden
22 首要
head capital primary boss premier cardinal first-line primacy of consequence top grand arch foremost paramount primal especial of all things on a crash basis prime ultimate upfront paramountcy special premiere overarching overriding prima before everything
23 独奏者
24 最高的
first top outside ultimate supreme monarch utmost paramount meridian maximal uppermost topmost upmost tops empyreal in chief
25 首长
commissarial president lord governor commissioner paramount warden head leader chiefly chief commander
26 首席演奏者
27 最重要
great main central essential chief leading prime supreme dominant cardinal foremost paramount uppermost top-ranking arch- above all number one first sovereign of the first magnitude key master core primary marquee salient overriding climactic first of all
28 主音栓
30 重要
great big important key material significant serious critical grand fundamental considerable staple noticeable heavyweight measurable Earnest consequential weighty front-page basilic weight stress importance import gravity significance magnitude heft signify make a difference on the map in the picture of importance of note of account of moment high responsible valuable substantial gut grave up-front decisive purposeful full-bodied nontrivial constitutive magisterial meat-and-potatoes red-letter gutty unexpendable heavy pith matter weigh of much account
32 主要演员
33 当事人
35 主管
i/c managing superintendent director governor intendant preside superintend in charge run the show directorial header head
36 为首的
37 主要演奏者
38 最高
first top outside ultimate supreme monarch utmost paramount meridian maximal uppermost topmost upmost tops empyreal in chief
39 独唱者
40 第一
first firstly proto- to begin with in the first instance primary chief prime premier underlying primal prima primus primo princeps originally foremost chiefly great imp. primarily imprimis a one beyond all things before everything
41 主犯
42 首要的
head capital primary boss premier cardinal first-line Main central chief prime ultimate foremost primal overriding primo first number one top grand arch paramount especial on a crash basis general radical staple gut immediate overarching all-important upfront special premiere prima
45 业主
46 长官
superior head director superintendent magistracy First Lord master chief governor sir prefect ma'am effendi Superior magisterial president commissioner magistrate ataman gonfalonier high-up captain beg higher-up dewan jemadar daroga in chief
48 代表
for representative symbol representation rep ambassador delegate proxy exponent envoy front represent indicate designate signify denote in the of stand for
49 校长
rectorial head president director superintendent chancellor warden beak rector headmaster schoolmaster schoolmistress prexy head teacher master provost HM prex commandant pedagogue headmistress vice chancellor headteacher preceptor h.m. scholarch proprietor gymnasiarch
52 领头
53 主角
leading lead protagonist top banana leading actor title part star turn star top billing character hero goody
54 决斗者