Word · Frequency #17974
headmen
首领；酋长；族长
headmen is the plural of headman.
the head of a tribe or clan
- 1.
An executioner who beheads people.
刽子手
刽子手；队长；首领；酋长；[经] 领班；工头
In use
The headman stood outside his hut and greeted every visitor to the village.
When the river flooded the fields, the headman organized the villagers to build a barrier.
The headmen of the neighboring clans met once a month to settle disagreements.
headman of [group]
"headman of" 后接群体名词，表示该群体的首领。
The headman of the village settled the dispute.
村庄的首领解决了争端。
appoint [sb] as headman
"appoint ... as headman" 表示任命某人为首领。
They appointed him as headman of the tribe.
他们任命他为部落的酋长。
under the headman's [noun]
"under the headman's" 后接名词，表示在首领的...之下。
The village prospered under the headman's leadership.
村庄在首领的领导下繁荣起来。
Common mistakes
The headmans of the tribe are respected.The headmen of the tribe are respected.
headman 的复数形式不规则，-man 变为 -men，而非直接加 -s。
He is the headman of the company.He is the head of the company.
headman 通常指部落首领或工头，用于现代公司语境时应使用 head 或 CEO。
Connections
Synonyms
- headsman
- 专司斩首的执刑者 · 与headman同义，实为headman的变体，但现代英语更常见于历史叙述；日常口语中极少使用。
- executioner
- 死刑执行者；行刑官 · 广义词，可指绞刑、枪决等任何死刑方式；若要特指斩首，必须依靠上下文或修饰语。
- decapitator
- 斩首者；实行斩刑的人 · 正式或书面用语，偏重“砍头”这一具体动作；在日常对话中很不自然。
Confusing words
Word family
- headmen
- plural
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 head 是“头”，headman 字面像“头人”，却是砍头的人——刽子手。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：historical fiction、literary works、discussing medieval executions headman 的“执行斩首的刽子手”这一义项比较古老，现代英语中很少单独使用，多出现在历史小说、文学作品或讲述古代刑罚的语境中。日常交流中通常不会用到，建议按历史或文学语域理解。
Grammar Note
plural: headmen
Pronunciation & Spelling
headman 的重音在第一个音节，head- 读 /hed/，与 dead /ded/、bed /bed/、said /sed/ 押韵；结尾的 -man 弱读为 /mən/，如 chairman、woman、human。注意：bead /biːd/ 拼写与 head 相近，但读长音 /iː/，别混淆。
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.