the bursar of [institution]
bursar 专指大学或学院的财务主管;提及公司财务人员时多用 accountant 或 finance officer。
She is the bursar of the college.
她是学院的财务主管。
财务主管;司库
bursars — plural of bursar
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
财务主管;司库
the treasurer at a college or university
She is the bursar of the college.
她是学院的财务主管。
(大学、学院或学校的)财务主管
The treasurer of a university, college or school.
If you have questions about your tuition bill, you can visit the bursar in the administration building.
如果你对学费账单有疑问,可以到行政楼找财务主管。
The bursars at our university meet every month to review the budget.
我们大学的财务主管们每月开会审查预算。
The bursar sent an email about the new payment deadline.
财务主管发了一封关于新缴费截止日期的邮件。
bursar 专指大学或学院的财务主管;提及公司财务人员时多用 accountant 或 finance officer。
She is the bursar of the college.
她是学院的财务主管。
表达职务时可以说 work as a... / serve as a...,这里的冠词 a 不能省略。
He works as a bursar at the university.
他在大学担任财务主管。
在 appoint sb 职位名 的搭配中,职位名词前通常不加冠词。
The university appointed her bursar.
大学任命她为财务主管。
Not this
I received a bursar from the university to cover tuition.
Use this
I received a bursary from the university to cover tuition.
bursar 指人(大学财务主管),bursary 指奖学金/助学金。中文词条里‘领取奖学金的学生’容易让人误用 bursar,但表示这笔资助时应用 bursary,把 -ar 换成 -ary 才能表达‘奖学金’。
Not this
Bursar is responsible for the university's finances.
Use this
The bursar is responsible for the university's finances.
bursar 是单数可数名词,在句中作主语时不能光杆使用,需要加定冠词 the 特指这所大学的财务主管;中文没有冠词,所以容易漏掉 the。加上 the 后句子语法才完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
学院财务主管
The college bursar approved the funding for the new library.
学院财务主管批准了新图书馆的经费。
大学财务主管
She worked as the university bursar for over a decade.
她担任大学财务主管十多年了。
财务处;财务主管办公室
Students should contact the bursar's office about their tuition fees.
学生应就学费问题联系财务处。
财务副主管;财务主管助理
The assistant bursar handles daily accounting transactions.
财务副主管处理日常会计交易。
Use bursars naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 bursar 联想成 purse(钱包)+ -ar:管钱包的人,即大学财务主管。
语域:formal 常见场景:university finance department、college administration、official student accounts 通常用于正式场合,指大学或学院的财务主管;日常口语较少见,多出现在行政文件或校内事务中。
与 bursar 押韵(/ˈɜːsə(r)/):purser、cursor、precursor。purse 只有重读元音 /ɜː/ 相同,缺少后随的 /sə/,不构成整词押韵。parser 拼写相似但读作 /ˈpɑːsə(r)/,元音为 /ɑː/,并不押韵。
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