Word · Frequency #4787
headmasters
校长, 监工
headmasters is the plural of headmaster.
presiding officer of a school
- 1.
presiding officer of a school
学校的主持官员
学校的主持官员；(中小学)校长；监工
In use
The headmaster addressed the students during the morning assembly.
Parents met with the headmaster to discuss their child's academic progress.
As the headmaster, Mr. Johnson is responsible for hiring new teachers.
the headmaster of [school]
The headmaster of the school gave a speech.
那所学校的校长发表了演讲。
[possessive] headmaster
Our headmaster is very strict.
我们的校长非常严格。
Headmaster [name]
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。
Common mistakes
The headmaster of Harvard University gave a speech.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。
The headmaster of our school, Mrs. Smith, is very strict.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。
Connections
Collocations
- former headmaster
- 前任校长
- The former headmaster retired last year.前任校长去年退休了。
- deputy headmaster
- 副校长
- The deputy headmaster will take over the duties.副校长将接管职责。
- headmaster of the school
- 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。
- appoint a headmaster
- 任命校长
- The board decided to appoint a new headmaster.董事会决定任命一位新校长。
- strict headmaster
- 严厉的校长
- The strict headmaster enforced discipline strictly.那位严厉的校长严格执行纪律。
- headmaster's study
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Head（头）和master（主人）组合，就是学校的‘头儿’——校长。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
无特殊语法限制
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end in '-master' and share the same pronunciation /-mæstɝ/ as in 'headmaster'.
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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