Word · Frequency #15879
chairperson
主席
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- 1.
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
主持会议、董事会等的人,主席或女主席
- 2.
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
主持组织会议的主席
主持会议、董事会等的人,主席或女主席；主持组织会议的主席
In use
The chairperson called the meeting to order at nine o'clock.
Please send your questions to the chairperson before the annual meeting.
The chairpersons of the committees met yesterday.
address your remarks to the chairperson
chairperson of sth
of后接组织或团体。
She was elected chairperson of the committee.
她被选为委员会的主席。
act as chairperson
表示临时或代理的职务。
He will act as chairperson for the meeting.
他将担任会议主席。
the chairperson + verb
Connections
Collocations
- chairperson of the board
- 董事会主席
- The chairperson of the board opened the annual meeting.董事会主席宣布年会开始。
- serve as chairperson
- 担任主席
- She was asked to serve as chairperson of the committee.她被邀请担任委员会主席。
- acting chairperson
- 代理主席
- She was appointed acting chairperson after the resignation.辞职后，她被任命为代理主席。
- vice chairperson
- 副主席
- The vice chairperson represented the organization at the conference.副主席代表组织出席了会议。
- chairperson-elect
- 候任主席
- The chairperson-elect will take office next month.候任主席将于下个月就职。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：chair(椅子)+person(人)，想象主持会议的人坐在主位的椅子上。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal meetings、board meetings、official documents chairperson 是比较正式且中性的说法，通常用于正式会议、董事会或组织文件中，既可用于男性也可用于女性。日常谈话中比较少见，更常使用 chair 或 chairman/chairwoman。
Pronunciation & Spelling
air、fair、hair 与 chairperson 中的 chair 发音相同，均含 /ɛr/；person、salesperson、spokesperson 与词尾的 -person 读音相同。注意不要按拼写把 chair 读成 /tʃaɪr/，也别与 cheer /tʃɪr/ 混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.