Dictionary entry
administrative official
/ædˈmɪnɪˌstreɪtɪv əˈfiʃəl/
noun
行政官员
a person whose job is to manage or administer public affairs, especially in a government or legal organization
In use
An administrative official from the city council approved the new park project.
The administrative official responsible for permits explained the application process.
Administrative officials must attend regular training sessions to stay updated on regulations.
as an administrative official
He worked as an administrative official in the local government.
他在地方政府担任行政官员。
administrative official of [organization]
She is an administrative official of the university.
她是这所大学的行政官员。
appoint [someone] as administrative official
The committee appointed him as administrative official.
委员会任命他为行政官员。
administrative official responsible for [area]
The administrative official responsible for finance resigned.
负责财务的行政官员辞职了。
Common mistakes
He is an administration official.He is an administrative official.
在汉语中，“行政”常被用作名词修饰语，但英语中需要形容词形式“administrative”，因此误用名词“administration”。
She works as administrative official.She works as an administrative official.
汉语中名词前不需要冠词，但英语中可数名词单数前必须加冠词，因此漏掉“an”。
Connections
Confusing words
- civil servant
- 公务员 · civil servant 指政府雇佣的职员，强调职业身份；administrative official 侧重行政职权官员。
- bureaucrat
- 官僚 · bureaucrat 常含官僚主义、效率低下的贬义；administrative official 为中性行政官员。
Word family
- administration
- 管理；行政 · n.
- administrative
- 行政的；管理的 · adj.
- administrator
- 行政人员；管理员 · n.
- administer
- 管理；执行 · v.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.