Word · Frequency #18405
bigwig
要人；大亨
the most important person in a group or undertaking
- 1.
the most important person in a group or undertaking
团体或事业中最重要的人物
团体或事业中最重要的人物；要人；大亨
In use
The company called in a bigwig from head office to approve the budget.
A local bigwig opened the new library.
The bigwigs met to decide the future of the project.
a bigwig in [field]
用 in 引出所属的领域或行业。
She's a bigwig in the publishing world.
她是出版界的大人物。
bigwigs
复数形式为 bigwigs，常与 the 连用泛指一群要人。
The bigwigs are meeting in the boardroom.
大亨们正在董事会议室开会。
Common mistakes
He is bigwig in the company.He is a bigwig in the company.
bigwig 是可数名词，泛指“要人”时前面需要冠词；中文没有冠词概念，容易漏掉 a/an，所以应加 a。
There were many bigwig at the meeting.There were many bigwigs at the meeting.
bigwig 的复数形式是 bigwigs；受中文“很多大人物”没有形态变化的影响，学习者常漏掉 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- political bigwig
- 政界要人
- Several political bigwigs attended the summit.几位政界要人出席了这次峰会。
- media bigwig
- 传媒大亨
- She is a media bigwig in London.她是伦敦的一位传媒大亨。
- party bigwig
- 党内要人
- The party bigwigs met behind closed doors.党内要人们闭门会面。
- government bigwig
- 政府要员
- The government bigwig defended the new policy.那位政府要员为这项新政策辩护。
- industry bigwig
- 行业巨头
- Industry bigwigs gathered at the forum.行业巨头们齐聚论坛。
- local bigwig
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：big（大）+ wig（假发），想象一个重要人物戴着夸张的大假发，由此记住“大人物”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：商务会议、政治场合、组织内部 bigwig 是较口语化的说法，通常用于非正式场合，指某个组织或领域中的要人或大亨，语气略带轻松或调侃。正式书面语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the /ɪɡ/ sound and rhyme with the final syllable of bigwig (/ˈbɪɡˌwɪɡ/). Note that bigwig is literally 'big' + 'wig'. Be careful with the 'igh' spelling in lookalikes like high /haɪ/ and sign /saɪn/, which are pronounced with a long vowel and silent 'gh'. Also, pig /pɪɡ/ and pick /pɪk/ differ only in the final consonant.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.