Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2364
chancellor
大臣；司法官；行政长官
A senior official with administrative or legal duties, especially in government, sometimes in charge of finance or justice.
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A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
高级秘书或官员,负责行政或法律事务,有时掌管政府某些部门,如财政或司法。
- 2.
An honorific for the head of state in various German-speaking states.
某些德语国家中对国家元首的尊称。
- 3.
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
某些德语国家的政府首脑。
- 4.
A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
大教堂的高级档案保管人；主教或教区的高级法律官员,负责审理涉及教会法的案件。
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The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
大学校长,有时仅为礼仪性职位。
- 6.
The foreman of a jury.
陪审团团长。
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A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.
仙棋中的一种棋子,结合了车和马的走法。
（德语国家的）总理；政府首脑；大学校长；名誉校长；（德语国家的）国家元首尊称；（大教堂/教区的）司法官；文书；陪审团团长；首席陪审员
In use
The chancellor of the university will give a speech at the graduation ceremony.
The German chancellor met with foreign leaders to discuss trade.
She was appointed as the new chancellor of the university last year.
chancellor of [institution]
用于指国家或大学的首脑机构。
The Chancellor of Germany is elected by the Bundestag.
德国总理由联邦议院选举产生。
the Chancellor
特指特定国家的总理人选，常带有定冠词。
The Chancellor delivered a speech on economic reform.
总理就经济改革发表了演讲。
Chancellor [name]
直接称呼总理时使用，name指姓氏。
Connections
Collocations
- German Chancellor
- 德国总理
- Angela Merkel served as German Chancellor for 16 years.安格拉·默克尔担任了16年德国总理。
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- 英国财政大臣
- The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced new tax policies.英国财政大臣宣布了新的税收政策。
- vice chancellor
- 副校长
- The vice chancellor oversees the university's daily operations.副校长负责管理大学的日常运作。
- former chancellor
- 前总理/前任校长/前财政大臣
- The former chancellor gave a speech at the conference.前总理在会议上发表了演讲。
- Chancellor Angela Merkel
- 安格拉·默克尔总理
- Chancellor Angela Merkel visited France last week.安格拉·默克尔总理上周访问了法国。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
chancellor 中的‘chan’谐音‘颤’，联想总理因重任而颤抖。
Context & Register
正式；多用于政治语境，指国家政府首脑（如德国总理）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No exact rhymes. 'Counselor' shares the final /sələr/ syllable but with a different stressed vowel. 'Cellar' and 'seller' are spelling lookalikes with different vowel sounds, not true rhymes.
Learn the forms together
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