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the headmaster of [school]
The headmaster of the school gave a speech.
那所学校的校长发表了演讲。
校长, 监工
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校长, 监工
presiding officer of a school
The headmaster of the school gave a speech.
那所学校的校长发表了演讲。
学校的主持官员
presiding officer of a school
The headmaster addressed the students during the morning assembly.
校长在晨会上向学生们讲话。
Parents met with the headmaster to discuss their child's academic progress.
家长们与校长会面，讨论他们孩子的学业进展。
As the headmaster, Mr. Johnson is responsible for hiring new teachers.
作为校长，约翰逊先生负责招聘新教师。
The headmaster of the school gave a speech.
那所学校的校长发表了演讲。
Our headmaster is very strict.
我们的校长非常严格。
此为称呼用法，直接加姓氏。
Headmaster Johnson has been teaching for 30 years.
约翰逊校长已经教书30年了。
Not this
The headmaster of Harvard University gave a speech.
Use this
The president of Harvard University gave a speech.
Headmaster专指中小学的校长，不用于大学。大学的负责人应称president或chancellor。
Not this
The headmaster of our school, Mrs. Smith, is very strict.
Use this
The headmistress of our school, Mrs. Smith, is very strict.
Headmaster传统上指男校长，女校长应用headmistress。若用headmaster指女性，则产生了性别错误。
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前任校长
The former headmaster retired last year.
前任校长去年退休了。
副校长
The deputy headmaster will take over the duties.
副校长将接管职责。
学校校长
The headmaster of the school addressed the students.
学校校长向学生们发表了讲话。
任命校长
The board decided to appoint a new headmaster.
董事会决定任命一位新校长。
严厉的校长
The strict headmaster enforced discipline strictly.
那位严厉的校长严格执行纪律。
校长办公室
He was called to the headmaster's study.
他被叫到了校长办公室。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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Head（头）和master（主人）组合，就是学校的‘头儿’——校长。
register: neutral; contexts: school, education; note_zh: 通常用于指中小学校长，带正式色彩；现代英语中不分性别。
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