Word · Frequency #12451
directorate
董事会；理事会
a group of people chosen to govern a company or large organization; a board of directors
- 1.
An agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department.
由局长(或主任)领导的机构,通常是政府部门的下属单位。
- 2.
A body of directors.
董事会；理事机构。
由局长(或主任)领导的机构,通常是政府部门的下属单位。；董事会；理事机构。；理事之职务；董事会；理事会；[经] 董事会
In use
The directorate has decided to open a new branch in Shanghai.
The directorate meets once a month to review company performance.
Several directorates from different ministries attended the conference.
the directorate of [organisation]
directorate 表示“董事会、理事会”，常与 of 连用指出具体机构。
The directorate of the hospital meets every Monday.
医院的董事会每周一开会。
a member of the directorate
作“成员”讲时，常用 a member of the directorate 这一搭配。
She was appointed a member of the directorate.
她被任命为董事会成员。
[directorate] + verb
directorate 作主语时，若视为整体，谓语动词用单数。
Connections
Collocations
- directorate general
- 总司；总局
- She is a policy adviser at the Directorate General for Health.她是卫生总司的政策顾问。
- executive directorate
- 执行理事会；执行董事会
- The executive directorate has the authority to enforce the new policy.执行理事会有权实施新政策。
- corporate directorate
- 公司董事会
- The corporate directorate rejected the proposed merger.公司董事会否决了拟议的合并。
- regional directorate
- 地区董事会；区域理事会
- Each regional directorate reports directly to the national board.每个地区董事会直接向国家委员会报告。
- directorate meeting
- 董事会议；理事会议
- The annual directorate meeting will be held in March.年度理事会议将于三月举行。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：director（董事）+ -ate（表机构）→ 董事们组成的董事会。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：公司治理、正式决议或章程 directorate 是正式书面词，通常指公司的董事会或大型机构的理事会，多用于年报、章程、正式决议等文件；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 board of directors。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 electorate /ɪˈlektərɪt/、inspectorate /ɪnˈspektərɪt/、protectorate /prəˈtektərɪt/ 押韵，重读元音和之后的读音一致。注意 direct /dɪˈrekt/ 和 director /dɪˈrektər/ 只是拼写相近，结尾缺少 /ərɪt/，不押韵；corporate /ˈkɔːrpərət/ 虽以 -orate 结尾，但重音在首音节，发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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